Talk:Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan

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This might be a dumb question, but how can Turkmenbashi be a sea link to Europe? The Caspian Sea doesn't connect to Europe via the sea as far as I know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.94.135.59 (talk • contribs)

Some parts of European Russia and Kazakhstan border the Caspian Sea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmpfu89 (talk • contribs)

As our Europe article says, the eastern margin of Europe is somewhat hazily defined, depending on which geographical criterion is used. Depending on which criterion you use, the caucasus can be considered both part of asia and europe, so by that definition a sea link to Baku would count as a sea link to Europe. Additionally, the Volga and the various canals connected to it undoubtedly connect the caspian to europe by water (although not really by sea). -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 01:49, 28 December 2005 (UTC)