Yahorlyk Bay

46°24′N 31°49′E / 46.400°N 31.817°E / 46.400; 31.817Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic OceanBasin countriesUkraineMax. length26 km (16 mi)Max. width15 km (9.3 mi)Max. depth5 m (16 ft)Salinity14-15 ‰Frozenonly during unusually harsh wintersIslandsDovhyi Island, Kruhlyi IslandMap


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.

References

External links

  • Yahorlyk Bay at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
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