Sea of Azov

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The Sea of Azov is a shallow inland sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea, bordered by Ukraine and Russia and known for its strategic and economic importance.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Sea of Azov canonical 108
Sea of Azov basin 6
Azov Sea 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
inland sea
borderedBy Russia
Ukraine
connectedBy Kerch
surface form: Kerch Strait
connectedTo Black Sea
drainedByRiver Don River
Kuban River
freezesIn winter in severe cold spells
hasAlternativeName Sea of Azov
surface form: Azov Sea
hasArea about 39,000 square kilometers
hasAverageDepth about 7 meters
hasBasinCountry Russia
Ukraine
hasClimate continental climate influence
hasCoastOn Crimea
surface form: Crimea Peninsula
hasEcologicalIssue eutrophication risk
pollution
hasMajorUse fishing
industrial transport
shipping
hasMaximumDepth about 14 meters
hasOutflow Kerch Strait
hasPort Berdyansk
Mariupol
Rostov-on-Don
Taganrog
Yeysk
hasSalinity low salinity
hasSedimentSource Don River sediments
Kuban River sediments
hasStrategicFeature access route to Black Sea
proximity to Kerch Strait Bridge
hasTidalRange very small tides
hasWaterType brackish water
isKnownFor economic importance
rich fisheries
shallow waters
strategic importance
linkedTo Azov-Black Sea waterway system
locatedIn Eastern Europe
locatedOnContinent Europe
namedAfter city of Azov
partOf Atlantic Ocean
surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
separatedBy Kerch Strait
separatedFrom Black Sea
wasSiteOf naval operations in Russo-Ukrainian conflict

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Referenced by (120)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berdyansk Raion sharesBorderWith Sea of Azov
Berdyansk Raion locatedOn Sea of Azov
Berdyansk Raion hasCoastlineOn Sea of Azov
Berdyansk Raion hasSeaAccess Sea of Azov
Mariupol Raion hasCoastlineOn Sea of Azov
Tmutarakan locatedBetween Sea of Azov
Berdyansk Spit locatedOn Sea of Azov
Depaldo Stairs locatedNear Sea of Azov
Kerch Peninsula separates Sea of Azov
Kerch Peninsula bordersBodyOfWater Sea of Azov
Pantikapaion nearbyBodyOfWater Sea of Azov
Temryuksky District borderedBy Sea of Azov
Tana locatedOn Sea of Azov
Kalmius River emptiesInto Sea of Azov
Kalmius River mouthLocation Sea of Azov
Kalmius River partOf Sea of Azov
this entity surface form: Sea of Azov basin