{"id":364589,"date":"2026-06-06T17:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364589"},"modified":"2026-06-06T17:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:32:15","slug":"azov-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/azov-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Azov Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Five Azerbaijanis were killed and three were wounded in a drone attack on two foreign cargo ships in the Sea of Azov.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Azov Sea<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364594\" style=\"width: 346px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-364594\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-World-Atlas.jpg?resize=346%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Azov Sea\" width=\"346\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-World-Atlas.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-World-Atlas.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-World-Atlas.jpg?w=632&amp;ssl=1 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; World Atlas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The <strong>Sea of Azov<\/strong> is <strong>an inland sea in Eastern Europe<\/strong> and is often <strong>regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is situated off the <strong>southern shores of Ukraine and Russia in Eastern Europe.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Boundary<\/strong>: The sea is <strong>bounded by Ukraine in the north and west and by Russia in the east.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Depth<\/strong>: It is the <strong>shallowest sea <\/strong>in the world, with <strong>depth <\/strong>varying between<strong> 0.9 and 14 m <\/strong>and a<strong> maximum depth <\/strong>of about<strong> 14 m.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Connectivity<\/strong>: It is connected to the <strong>Black Sea through the narrow Strait of Kerch<\/strong>, which is about <strong>4 km wide at its narrowest point.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>River Inflows:<\/strong> The <strong>Don and Kuban rivers<\/strong> are the major rivers flowing into the sea and <strong>contribute more than 90% of the water inflow.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate<\/strong>: The sea has a <strong>continental climate <\/strong>with cold winters, warm summers, frequent fogs, and seasonal ice formation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salinity<\/strong>: The sea has <strong>low salinity<\/strong> (10\u201312 Practical Salinity Scale (PSS)) and is almost<strong> fresh in some areas because of large river inflows.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coastal Features:<\/strong> The coastline has <strong>low shores, lagoons, shallow gulfs, sandbanks<\/strong>, and <strong>long sand spits such as the Arabat Spit.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shipping Routes:<\/strong> The sea serves as an <strong>important access route linking Central Asia through<\/strong> the <strong>Volga\u2013Don Canal<\/strong> and supports freight and passenger traffic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Ports:<\/strong> Important ports include <strong>Taganrog, Mariupol, Yeysk, and Berdyansk.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conflict Zone:<\/strong> The sea is shared by <strong>Russia and Ukraine<\/strong> and has witnessed modern geopolitical developments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity<\/strong>: It contains more than <strong>300 species of invertebrates and about 80 species of fish,<\/strong> including sturgeon, perch, bream, herring, sea-roach, gray mullet, minnow, shemaja, and bullheads.<\/li>\n<li><strong>High Biological Productivity:<\/strong> The sea has <strong>rich marine biodiversity<\/strong> because of its <strong>shallow waters, effective mixing and warming of water,<\/strong> and the large supply of nutrients brought by rivers and the <strong>abundance of plankton and algae that support marine life.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Five Azerbaijanis were killed and three were wounded in a drone attack on two foreign cargo ships in the Sea of Azov. About Azov Sea Location: The Sea of Azov is an inland sea in Eastern Europe and is often regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. 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