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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
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.
The reef is divided into four rocks above water which, however, are joined below; it is separated from the continent by a narrow channel filled with many stones, by which as by a staircase one can cross the channel with dry feet when the sea is calm; but when the sea is rough, waves surround the four rocks into which I said the reef is divided.
Dzharylhach Island - the largest one in the Black Sea (56 km 2) Kalanchak Islands , Oyster Islands and others in the Karkinit Bay, east of Dzharylhach; Nova Zemlya (Нова Земля) - divided with Romania; Orlov Island , Yahorlyk Islands, Siberian Islands, Babyn Island and a few others in the Gulf of Tendra; Snake Island
Sapropel (a contraction of Ancient Greek words sapros and pelos, meaning putrefaction and mud (or clay), respectively) is a term used in marine geology to describe dark-coloured sediments that are rich in organic matter.
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 ...
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