Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Kura
Type River (basin)
Salinity freshwater
Other Names Cyrus (ancient), Kuruçay (Ref. 6318).
Location
Asia: Caucasus. 42° N 39° N - 42° E 49° E
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Size Ref
River Length 1515 km Area Drainage Area 225000
Depth
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Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description Rises in NE Turkey, flows into the Caspian Sea (Ref. 6318). (Turkish: Kura, Azerbaijani: Kür, Georgian: ??????? - Mt'k'vari). 1364 km in Wikipedia.
Comments on faunal list
URL 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kura_Riverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kura_River
URL 2 http://www.grid.unep.ch/product/map/images/cas_2_kurab.jpghttp://www.grid.unep.ch/product/map/images/cas_2_kurab.jpg
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Species Families Species Families Reference
26 6
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