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A 16th-century map of the Black Sea by Diogo Homem Greek colonies (8th–3rd century BC) of the Black Sea (Euxine, or "hospitable" sea) The Black Sea was a busy waterway on the crossroads of the ancient world: the Balkans to the west, the Eurasian steppes to the north, the Caucasus and Central Asia to the east, Asia Minor and Mesopotamia to the ...
The World Ocean. For example, the Law of the Sea states that all of the World Ocean is "sea", [8] [9] [10] [b] and this is also common usage for "the sea". Any large body of water with "Sea" in the name, including lakes. River – a narrow strip of water that flows over land from a higher elevation to a lower one
Location map of Black Sea name Black Sea border coordinates 47.594 26.825 ←↕→ 42.242 40.548 map center image Map of the Black Sea with bathymetry and surrounding relief.svg
A map showing the location of the Black Sea and some of the large or prominent ports around it. The Sea of Azov and Sea of Maramara are also labelled. Created by NormanEinstein, July 25, 2005.
The Black Sea is one of the four seas named in English after common color terms. The Black Sea lies between Asia and Europe. It is surrounded by six countries; Romania and Bulgaria in the west, Georgia and Russia in the east, Ukraine in the north and Turkey in the south. [citation needed] The name of the “Black Sea” is due to the dark color ...
The Sea of Azov [a] is an inland shelf sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about 4 km (2.5 mi)) Strait of Kerch, and sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea.
Maps exhibiting the world's oceanic waters. A continuous body of water encircling Earth, the World/Global Ocean is divided into a number of principal areas. Five oceanic divisions are usually recognized: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern/Antarctic; the last two listed are sometimes consolidated into the first three.
The Black Sea Region is a coastal strip of land 20–60 kilometres (12–37 mi) wide that runs along the coasts of Romania, Bulgaria, and a broader coastal strip in northern Turkey and Georgia. The coastline has rocky bays and sea cliffs, but is dominated by long stretches of low sand dunes and beaches sloping into the Black Sea.