Berezan Estuary

Berezan Estuary
photograph of estuary
Location of estuary off the coast of Ukraine
Location of estuary off the coast of Ukraine
Berezan Estuary
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates46°42′N 31°30′E / 46.700°N 31.500°E / 46.700; 31.500
River sourcesBerezan River, Sasyk River
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length26 km (16 mi)
Max. width0.6–4 km (0.37–2.49 mi)
Surface area60 km2 (23 sq mi)
Average depth3.3 m (11 ft)
Max. depth15 m (49 ft)
Water volume0.2 km3 (0.048 cu mi)
SettlementsOchakiv

The Berezan Estuary, or Berezanskyi Liman (Ukrainian: Березанський лиман, Turkish: Büzülu liman), is an open estuary on the northern coast of the Black Sea, western from the town Ochakiv.[1] In length of 26 km, and 4 km-wide in south, it is separated from the sea by sandbar, which has a 640-meter canal. Its coasts are high. Two rivers, Berezan and Sasyk, inflow into the estuary.

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References

  1. ^ "Google Maps".


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