The Black Sea - How Big Is The Black Sea Actually?

The Black Sea, A Marginal Sea Of The Atlantic Ocean Located At The Crossroads Of Europe And Asia, Particularly Between Eastern Europe And Western Asia. The Black Sea Is Bordered By 6 Countries Which Are Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria And Romania.

The Total Surface Area Of The Black Sea , Including The Sea Of Azov, Is About 461,000 Square Km. It Has A Maximum Depth Of 2,212 M And Has A Volume Of 547,000 Cubic Kilometers - Approximately 24 Times The Volume Of The Great Lakes In North America. The Length Of The Black Sea From East To West Is About 1175 Kilometers And Is 590 Kilometers Wide At Its Widest Point. The Drainage Basin Of The Sea Covers More Than 2 Million Square Kilometres.


Several Major Rivers Drain Into The Black Sea, The Largest Of Which Is The Danube River, The Second Largest River Of Europe, Other Rivers Are Dnieper, Don,Southern Buh, Dniester, Kuban, Sakarya. The Black Sea Is A Saltwater Sea, But Is Less Saline Than The Oceans. The Salinity Of The Black Sea's Surface Waters Averages Between 17 And 18 Parts Per Thousand, Which Is Approximately Half That Of The Oceans.

The Black Sea Drains Into The Mediterranean Sea, Via The Turkish Straits And The Aegean Sea. To The North, The Black Sea Is Connected To The Sea Of Azov By The Kerch Strait.
The Freshwater From The Black Sea Surface Flows Into The Mediterranean Sea, And The Salty Water From The Latter Enters The Black Sea From The Lower Level.
Black Sea Is A Meromictic Basin, Which Means That The Upper Layers Of Water In The Black Sea Do Not Mix With The Lower Waters. Due To This Phenomenon Over 90% Of The Water Is Anoxic (Lacking In Dissolved Oxygen). Oxygen Is Dissolved Only In The Upper Water Levels, at Deeper Parts Of The Sea There Is No Oxygen. As A Result, There Is No Life In The Sea Except For The Surface.

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[jackelewish]

Thank you robot overlord for this video.

[lyudmilakutsenko]

A big lake actually. The geographical classification must be changed according to flora and fauna because when the discoveries were made, they didn't have enough knowledge to be objective. The ocean/sea(s) is huge, that's the main point of the Earth. The black sea is inside the earth rather than inside the ocean.

[danmar]

Why do statistics claim that the Caspian is the largest, when the Black is 1.18 times its size?