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Term Name | Black Sea |
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Term Accession | GAZ:00008171 |
Aspect | GAZ |
Synonyms (6) | Cherno more {language: Bulgarian}, Karadeniz {language: Turkish}, Mar Negro {language: Spanish}, Marea Neagra {language: Romanian}, Mer Noire {language: French}, Schwarzen Meer {language: German} |
Definition | An enclosed sea situated in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Region and bounded by the coasts of Bulgaria, Romania, USSR and Turkey. It is connected through the Kerchenskiy Strait with the Sea of Azov on the North, and through the Bosporus (Istanbul Strait) with the Sea of Marmara on the Southwest. The common limit between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, in the southern entrance of the Kerchenskiy Strait, in USSR, is the following: A line joining Cape Takil Minutes (45 Degrees 05 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 36 Degrees 26 Minutes 50 Seconds E), the southeastern extremity of Crimea Peninsula, eastward to Cape Panagiya (45 Degrees 08 Minutes N - 36 Degrees 37 Minutes 48 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of Tamanskiy Peninsula. The common limit between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, in the northern entrance of the Bosporus (Istanbul Strait), is the following: A line joining Cape Rumeli (41 Degrees 14 Minutes 06 Seconds N - 29 Degrees 06 Minutes 57 Seconds E) southeastward to Cape Anadolu (41 Degrees 13 Minutes 09 Seconds N - 29 Degrees 09 Minutes 04 Seconds E). |
Comment | None |
IHO: | Limits_of_Oceans_and_Seas,_1986_(Draft_4th_edition). |
url: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea |