Relief Structure in Southwestern Caspian Lowland

I. A. Idrisov

Geological Institute, Dagestan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences,
ul. Yaragskogo 75, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, 367032 Russia

e-mail: idris_gun@mail.ru

Received June 10, 2012

Abstract—The geomorphological features of the southwestern Caspian Lowland were described. A model that
simulates the development of large natural objects in the studied region and variations in different natural pro-
cesses was proposed. The Late Pleistocene–Holocene epochs were marked by significant transformations of the
natural objects in the region. The river network was subject to substantial changes, deflation processes were
activated dramatically, and the coastline was reconstructed. Most surface bodies of the lowland were formed in
the Holocene and are distinguished by a young age and tendency to change.

Keywords: geomorphology, paleogeography, Caspian Lowland, Terek, Sulak, Holocene, Pleistocene, and loess

DOI: 10.1134/S2079096113010101

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