Shahany Lagoon ( uk, Шагани, ro, Şagani, tr, Çagani Gölü) is a salty
lagoon
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on the
Black Sea
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coast of
Ukraine
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in
Tatarbunary Raion
Tatarbunary Raion ( uk, Татарбунарський район) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. The raion was located in the south-west part of the oblast, along the Black Sea coast, and it was part of the historical region ...
of
Odessa Oblast
Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern ...
. The lagoon is in the complex of
Tuzly Lagoons, connected with the
Alibey Lagoon. The area of the water body is 70 km
2, salinity is about 30‰. The lagoon is separated from the Black Sea by a
sandbar
In oceanography, geomorphology, and Earth science, geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank (geography), bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material and rises from the bed of a body o ...
.
Etymology
History
Flora and fauna
References
* Енциклопедія українознавства. У 10-х т. / Гол. ред. Володимир Кубійович. — Париж; Нью-Йорк: Молоде Життя, 1954–1989.
Tuzly Lagoons
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