Caspian-Uncharted Waters
Man fishing from rusted boats at Olya at the Volga Delta.
RUSSIA-ASTRAKHAN AND VOLGA DELTA
Astrakhan is major city in southern European Russia The city lies on the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea. In the 17th century, the city was developed as a Russian gate to the Orient.
The Volga Delta is the largest inland river delta in Europe, and occurs where Europe's largest river system, the Volga River, drains into the Caspian Sea .
Although the delta is best known for its sturgeons, catfish and carp are also found in large numbers in the delta region.
