Martaza Lagoon (Ukrainian: Мартаза, Romanian: Caraceauş) is a small salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It is separated from the Shahany Lagoon by the sandbar in its north part, near the village of Rybalske (old name - Martaza). The total area of the lagoon - 0.5 km2.
Martaza Lagoon | |
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Location | Black Sea |
Coordinates | 45°45′11.2″N 29°49′47.2″E / 45.753111°N 29.829778°E |
Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Surface area | 50 ha (120 acres) |
The water body is included to the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park.
Sources
edit- Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odesa, 151 pp. (in Russian)