Sivash

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Sivash is a large system of shallow, salty lagoons on the western shore of the Sea of Azov, separating the Crimean Peninsula from mainland Ukraine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
geographical feature
lagoon system
saltwater lagoon
shallow lagoon
alsoKnownAs Putrid Sea NERFINISHED
Rotten Sea NERFINISHED
Syvash NERFINISHED
borderedBy Crimea NERFINISHED
Kherson Oblast of Ukraine NERFINISHED
climateZone temperate continental
coastlineFeatureOf Crimean Peninsula NERFINISHED
southern Ukraine NERFINISHED
connectedTo Sea of Azov NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Ukraine
depthCharacteristic shallow
formationType lagoon complex
geologicalCharacteristic very low depth and flat bottom
hasEcologicalCharacteristic habitat for migratory birds
important wetland habitat
hasPart system of lagoons
hasSubdivision Central Sivash NERFINISHED
Eastern Sivash NERFINISHED
Western Sivash NERFINISHED
hydrologicalCharacteristic limited water exchange with Sea of Azov
importance regional ecological importance
regional economic importance
knownFor extensive salt marshes
large salt deposits
strong sulfurous smell
locatedIn Northern Black Sea region NERFINISHED
locatedOn western shore of the Sea of Azov
partOf Black Sea basin NERFINISHED
Sea of Azov basin NERFINISHED
region Crimea NERFINISHED
Kherson Oblast NERFINISHED
salinity very high
separates Crimean Peninsula NERFINISHED
mainland Ukraine NERFINISHED
usedFor chemical industry raw materials
salt extraction
waterType hypersaline
saline

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