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News- US and Russian officials are in Saudi Arabia and holding talks on Ukraine War and Black Sea Ceasefire. The Black Sea ceasefire agreement aims to restore free navigation for shipping.
About Black Sea
- Location– It is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia.
- Bordering region:
- West: The Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe.
- East: The Caucasus Mountains.
- North: The East European Plains, including Russia and Ukraine.
- South: Anatolia in Turkey, part of Western Asia.
- Bordering countries:
- North: Russia and Ukraine.
- South: Turkey.
- West: Bulgaria.
- East: Georgia.
- Romania also has access to the Black Sea.
Other Geographical features:
- The Black Sea connects to the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean) through the Bosporus Strait, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles Strait.
- The Kerch Strait links it to the Sea of Azov.
- Russia has the longest coastline (2,300 km), followed by Turkey (1,329 km) and Ukraine (1,282 km).
- The Crimean Peninsula extends into the Black Sea from the north.
- Major rivers flowing into it include the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug, Rioni, and Dniester.
