black sea

The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester. Consequ…
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester. Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe.
  • Location: Eastern Europe and West Asia
  • Primary inflows: Danube, Dnieper, Don, Dniester, Kuban, Black Sea undersea river
  • Primary outflows: Bosporus
  • Basin countries: Bulgaria · Georgia · Romania · Russia · Turkey · Ukraine · A large number of countries included in drainage basins for inflow rivers
  • Max. length: 1,175 km (730 mi)
  • Surface area: 436,402 km² (168,500 sq mi)
  • Average depth: 1,253 m (4,111 ft)

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org