Yahorlyk Bay | |
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Location | Black Sea |
Coordinates | 46°24′N 31°49′E / 46.400°N 31.817°E |
Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Max. length | 26 km (16 mi) |
Max. width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Max. depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
Salinity | 14-15 ‰ |
Frozen | only during unusually harsh winters |
Islands | Dovhyi Island, Kruhlyi Island |
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Yahorlyk Bay (
Ukrainian: Ягорлицька затока) is a shallow water
bay near the coast of
Ukraine (between peninsulas
Yahorlyk Kut and
Kinburn peninsula), northern
Black Sea. The bay is separated from the
sea by chain of islands
Dovhyi and Kruhlyi. It is separated from the
Gulf of Tendra by
Yahorlyk Kut, and from the
Dnieper-Bug estuary by the
Kinburn Peninsula.
The water body has 26 km long, 15 km wide, up to 5 m depth.
Yahorlyk Bay | |
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Location | Black Sea |
Coordinates | 46°24′N 31°49′E / 46.400°N 31.817°E |
Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Max. length | 26 km (16 mi) |
Max. width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Max. depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
Salinity | 14-15 ‰ |
Frozen | only during unusually harsh winters |
Islands | Dovhyi Island, Kruhlyi Island |
|
Yahorlyk Bay (
Ukrainian: Ягорлицька затока) is a shallow water
bay near the coast of
Ukraine (between peninsulas
Yahorlyk Kut and
Kinburn peninsula), northern
Black Sea. The bay is separated from the
sea by chain of islands
Dovhyi and Kruhlyi. It is separated from the
Gulf of Tendra by
Yahorlyk Kut, and from the
Dnieper-Bug estuary by the
Kinburn Peninsula.
The water body has 26 km long, 15 km wide, up to 5 m depth.