Caspian Sea of around 149,200 square miles (386,400 square km)— bigger than the region of Japan—and its surface lies somewhere in the range of 90 feet (27 meters) below sea level. The sea bed in the southern part reaches as low as 1,023 m (3,356 ft) below sea level, which is the second lowest natural depression on earth after Lake Baikal (−1,180 m, −3,871 ft). The ancient inhabitants of its coast perceived the Caspian Sea as an ocean, probably because of its saltiness and large size. The sea has a surface area of 371,000 km (143,200 sq mi) (not including the detached
Water Park of America for renovations and rebranding as a Great Wolf Resort. Great Wolf reopened the property in December 2017. The park had a slide tower containing several water slides, and an open area at ground level that contained water rides. The slide tower contained three body slides, two tube slides, and one family slide (this was the tallest slide, that started at the tenth level of the building and ended at the bottom). Body slides were slides on which riders slid directly on their body, without an innertube. Below the slide tower was a wave pool, a lazy river, a swimming pool,