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
Syvash alsoKnownAs Syvash
this entity surface form: Syvash Sea
Northern Crimea borderedBy Syvash
this entity surface form: Syvash lagoon system
Perekop locatedNear Syvash
Salhir River mouth Syvash
Salhir River mouth Syvash
this entity surface form: Syvash lagoon system
Armyansk nearbyWaterBody Syvash