Kuma–Manych Depression

Kuma–Manych Depression

The Kuma–Manych Depression (Russian: Кумо–Манычская впадина, Kumo–Manychskaya vpadina), is a geological depression in southwestern Russia that separates the Russian Plain (north) from the Fore-Caucasus (south). It is named after Kuma and Manych rivers.

It is sometimes regarded as a definition for the natural boundary between Europe and Asia, although most modern sources use the Greater Caucasus watershed instead.

The Rostovsky Biosphere Reserve is located within the Depression.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Rostovsky". The MAB Programme. UNESCO. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

Coordinates: 45°42′54″N 44°06′18″E / 45.71500°N 44.10500°E