Dagestan expanded. Due to the shallowing of the Caspian Sea, several islands were connected to the mainland, and now you can get there by car. Among them are Egg, Chechen, Pichuhonuk, Bazar and Frigunki. The territory of the republic can increase from 50.3 thousand to 52-53 thousand square kilometers, geologist Idris Idrisov told RIA Novosti. The exact changes have not yet been reflected in the new maps. Next could be the island of Nordubi, where seabirds nest: for that the water only needs to recede even less than a meter. At the same time, the scientist does not rule out that in the future the level of the Caspian Sea will rise again.

Dagestan expanded. Due to the shallowing of the Caspian Sea, several islands were connected to the mainland, and now you can get there by car. Among them are Egg, Chechen, Pichuhonuk, Bazar and Frigunki. The territory of the republic can increase from 50.3 thousand to 52-53 thousand square kilometers, geologist Idris Idrisov told RIA Novosti. The exact changes have not yet been reflected in the new maps. Next could be the island of Nordubi, where seabirds nest: for that the water only needs to recede even less than a meter. At the same time, the scientist does not rule out that in the future the level of the Caspian Sea will rise again.