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The Sea of Azov is an internal sea with passage to the Atlantic Ocean going through the Black, Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean seas. It is connected to the Black Sea by the Strait of Kerch, which at its narrowest has a width of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and a maximum depth of 15 metres (49 ft). [1]
Azov sea is known for being the shallowest sea in the world. It has an average water depth of 23 feet or 7 m and a maximum depth of 46 feet. Water from the Azov sea flows into the Black sea, so it always retains freshwater with low salinity. Azov sea covers an area of 39,000 kilometres with a total length of 360 km and is 180 km wide.
The Sea of Azov is an internal sea of the countries of Ukraine and Russia and a northern extension of the Black Sea. It is especially shallow and biodiverse.
Sea of Azov, inland sea situated off the southern shores of Ukraine and Russia. It forms a northern extension of the Black Sea, to which it is linked on the south by the Kerch Strait. The Sea of Azov is about 210 miles (340 km) long and 85 miles (135 km) wide and has an area of about 14,500 square
The Sea of Azov (Russian: Азо́вское мо́ре - Azovskoye more; Ukrainian: Озівськe or Азо́вське мо́ре - Ozivs'ke or Azovs'ke more) is the world's shallowest sea, linked by the Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea to the south.
Sea of Azov, Inland sea in Europe between Ukraine and Russia. It is connected to the Black Sea by Kerch Strait. About 210 mi (340 km) long and 85 mi (135 km) wide, it occupies an area of 14,500 sq mi (37,600 sq km). With a maximum depth of only about 46 ft (14 m), it is the world’s shallowest sea.
Before the seizure of Crimea, both Ukraine and Russia agreed to regard the Sea of Azov as the internal waters of each state. Thus, the states had shared sovereignty over that body of water; in the case of disputes, they would resolve them jointly. This result held until the invasion of Crimea.
The Sea of Azov is a small body of water surrounded by Russia and Ukraine connected to the Black Sea by the Kerch Strait. It is a shallow body of water and has proven to be strategically important for centuries. Today, the Sea of Azov is important for three geopolitical reasons. First, the Sea of Azov is vital for Ukraine’s economic and ...
The Sea of Azov is located between mainland Ukraine in the north, the Crimea in the west, and the Kuban region in the east. In the northeast it is bordered by the Don region. The large rivers that flow into the Sea of Azov—the Don River and the Kuban River —connect it with the continental heartland.
The Sea of Azov has an area of 38,000 sq. km and is shallow, with a maximum depth of only 15 m. It occupies a basin that originally formed in Miocene times, and was periodically submerged by the sea during Plio-Pleistocene times, attaining its present form as the result of Late Quaternary marine submergence of an undulating lowland.