Tuzly's Lagoons
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Tuzly's Lagoons is a group of marine lagoon
s (liman
s) in southern Bessarabia
(Budjak
), Ukraine
. The lagoons are included to the Tuzly's Lagoon National Park
, organised on January 1, 2010. The name of the lagoons is origine from , which means salty.
The group includes three main lagoon
s, such as Shagany
, Alibey
, and Burnas, and also small lagoons: Solone
, Khadzhider, Karachaus, Budury, Kurudiol, Martaza, Mahala
, Small Sasyk, Dzhantshey. The total area of the lagoon
s 206 km², depth 1.6-2.5 m, average 1.0-1.3 m. The lagoons are separated from the Black Sea
by 29-km long sandbar, which has 60–400 m wide and 1–3 m high.
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
s (liman
Liman (landform)
Liman is a name for a lake, bay, or estuary formed at the mouth of a river where flow is blocked by a bar of sediments. Liman can be maritime or fluvial .The name is used for such features found along the western and northern coast of the Black Sea, as well as along...
s) in southern Bessarabia
Bessarabia
Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
(Budjak
Budjak
Budjak or Budzhak is a historical region in the Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Lying along the Black Sea between the Danube and Dniester rivers this multiethnic region was the southern part of Bessarabia...
), Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The lagoons are included to the Tuzly's Lagoon National Park
Tuzly's Lagoon National Park
Tuzly's Lagoon is a National Environmental Park on the territory of Tatarbunary raion of Odessa oblast, Ukraine. The reserve is found by the decree of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, at January 1, 2010....
, organised on January 1, 2010. The name of the lagoons is origine from , which means salty.
The group includes three main lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
s, such as Shagany
Shagany Lagoon
Shagany Lagoon is a salty lagoon on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast. The lagoon is in the complex of Tuzly's Lagoons, connected with the Alibey Lagoon. The area of the water body is 70 km², salinity is about 30‰. The lagoon is separated from the Black Sea by...
, Alibey
Alibey Lagoon
Alibey Lagoon is a salty lagoon on the Black Sea coast of Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. The lagoon is originated from the old mouth of the Khadzhider River. The length of the lagoon is 15 km, width 11 km, area 72 km². The depth is 2.5 m....
, and Burnas, and also small lagoons: Solone
Solone
Solone is a small salty lagoon , which previously was a part of the Burnas Lagoon. Now it is separated from the Burnas Lagoon by the autoroute. The Alkaliya River inflows to the lagoon. The water body is included to the Tuzly's Lagoon National Park....
, Khadzhider, Karachaus, Budury, Kurudiol, Martaza, Mahala
Mahala Lagoon
Mahala Lagoon is a small salty lagoon in a group of Tuzly's Lagoons. The total area is 76 га. It is located to west from the Shagany Lagoon, near the village Tryhatky, Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast. From the Shagany Lagoon it is separated by the sandbar.The name of the lagoon has origine from...
, Small Sasyk, Dzhantshey. The total area of the lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
s 206 km², depth 1.6-2.5 m, average 1.0-1.3 m. The lagoons are separated from the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
by 29-km long sandbar, which has 60–400 m wide and 1–3 m high.
Sourses
- Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odessa, 151 pp. (in Russian)
- Указ Президента України № 1/2010 Про створення національного природного парку «Тузловські лимани»