The 13 locks on the canal connect the Volga River, the longest in Russia that empties into the Caspian, and the Don River which empties into the Sea of Azov, which is connected to the Black Sea via ...

This 16th-century map is teeming with sea monsters. Most are based on a real mammal. At a time when the mortality rate for distant maritime voyages was 50 percent, the Bible, legend, and lore gave ...