Black Sea and Sea of Azov
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The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov are two connected inland seas in Eastern Europe, linked by the Kerch Strait and bordered by countries including Russia and Ukraine.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Sea | 0 |
| Sea of Azov | 0 |
| Bosporus | 0 |
| Dardanelles | 0 |
| Kerch Strait | 0 |
| Azov–Black Sea basin | 1 |
| Black Sea basin | 1 |
| Black Sea region | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inland sea
ⓘ
inland sea ⓘ pair of connected inland seas ⓘ strait ⓘ strait ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| borderedByCountry |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ Romania ⓘ Russia ⓘ Russia ⓘ Turkey ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| climate |
continental to temperate
ⓘ
temperate ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Bosporus
ⓘ
Dardanelles ⓘ Kerch Strait ⓘ Kerch Strait ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Black Sea
ⓘ
Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| connects |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Black Sea ⓘ Black Sea ⓘ Sea of Azov ⓘ Sea of Marmara ⓘ Sea of Marmara ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| drainsTo | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth |
approximately 1250 m
ⓘ
approximately 7 m ⓘ |
| hasFeature | large anoxic deep-water layer ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth |
approximately 14 m
ⓘ
approximately 2212 m ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceArea |
approximately 39000 km²
ⓘ
approximately 436000 km² ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurasian tectonic plate
Eurasian Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Eurasian tectonic plate
|
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean basin
Black Sea and Sea of Azov self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sea basin
|
| receivesRiver |
Danube
ⓘ
Dnieper ⓘ Dniester ⓘ Don ⓘ Don ⓘ Kuban River ⓘ |
| salinity |
approximately 17 to 18 PSU
ⓘ
lower than Black Sea salinity ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Azov–Black Sea basin
subject surface form:
Sea of Azov
this entity surface form:
Black Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Black Sea region