Shahany Lagoon Explained

Shahany Lagoon
Caption Map:The Shahany Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#3)
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Odesa Oblast
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of a lagoon in Ukraine
Location:Black Sea
Coords:45.7°N 81°W
Oceans:Atlantic Ocean
Countries:Ukraine
Length:9km (06miles)
Width:8km (05miles)
Area:70km2
Max-Depth:2.4m (07.9feet)
Salinity:~30 ‰

Shahany Lagoon (Ukrainian: Шагани, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Şagani, Turkish: Çagani Gölü) is a salty lagoon on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast. The lagoon is in the complex of Tuzly 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 a sandbar.

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