Tuzly Lagoons ( ua, Тузловські лимани, ro, Limanele Tuzlei) are a group of marine lagoons ( limans) in southern
Bessarabia
Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...
Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park
Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park is a Protected area located in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast, southern Ukraine. The park was set up by decree of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, on January 1, 2010. The name of the lagoons originates from the tr, Tuzlu, which means salty.
The group includes three main lagoons: Shahany, Alibey, and Burnas, and also smaller lagoons:
Solone Ozero
Solone Ozero ( uk, Солоне озеро, ro, Lacul Sărat) is a small salty lagoon (or liman), which used to be a part of the Burnas Lagoon. Now it is separated from the Burnas Lagoon
Burnas Lagoon ( uk, Бурнас, ro, Limanul Burnas) ...
Malyi Sasyk
Malyi Sasyk Lagoon, or Small Sasyk ( uk, Малий Сасик, ro, Sasicul Mic), is a salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It is located to south from the Shahany Lagoon. The total a ...
, and Dzhantshey.
The total area of the lagoons is 206 km2, depth 1.6–2.5 m, averaging 1.0–1.3 m. The lagoons are separated from the Black Sea by a 29-km long sandbar, which is 60–400 m wide and 1–3 m high.