Syvash
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Syvash is a large, shallow system of highly saline lagoons on the western coast of the Sea of Azov, bordering Crimea and known for its marshy, mudflat landscape.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syvash lagoon system | 2 |
| Syvash Sea | 1 |
| Syvash lagoons | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
hypersaline lagoon ⓘ lagoon system ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Arabat Spit
ⓘ
Isthmus of Perekop ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Putrid Sea
ⓘ
Rotten Sea ⓘ Sea of Azov ⓘ
surface form:
Sivash
Syvash ⓘ
surface form:
Syvash Sea
|
| area | approximately 2,500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 1 metre ⓘ |
| borders | Crimea ⓘ |
| climate |
continental
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| colorationCause |
algae
ⓘ
halophilic microorganisms ⓘ |
| connectedBy | narrow straits ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Arabat Spit road
ⓘ
Chonhar Peninsula causeways ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive reed beds in some areas
ⓘ
seasonal water level fluctuations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
islands
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ sand spits ⓘ system of shallow lagoons ⓘ |
| importantFor |
migratory birds
ⓘ
wetland biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern coast of Crimea
ⓘ
Southern Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
southern Ukraine
|
| locatedOnCoastOf | Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 3 metres ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive mudflats
ⓘ
high salinity ⓘ marshy landscape ⓘ pink and reddish water in some areas ⓘ strong smell from decaying organic matter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sea of Azov
ⓘ
surface form:
Sea of Azov basin
|
| region |
Crimea
ⓘ
Kherson Oblast ⓘ |
| salinity |
hypersaline
ⓘ
often exceeds ocean salinity several times ⓘ |
| separates |
Crimea
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean Peninsula
Ukrainian mainland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mineral extraction
ⓘ
salt extraction ⓘ therapeutic mud baths ⓘ |
| waterType | brine ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Syvash lagoons
this entity surface form:
Syvash Sea
this entity surface form:
Syvash lagoon system
this entity surface form:
Syvash lagoon system