Khadzhibey Estuary
Khadzhibey Estuary | |
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Location | Ukraine |
Coordinates | 46°37′N 30°36′E / 46.617°N 30.600°E |
Type | estuary |
Primary inflows | Malyi Kuialnyk |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Max. length | 33 km (21 mi) |
Max. width | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Surface area | 112 km2 (43 sq mi) |
Average depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
Max. depth | 18.3 m (60 ft) |
Water volume | 560×10 6 m3 (20×10 9 cu ft) |
Salinity | 3-6 percent |
Settlements | Odesa |
Khadzhibey Estuary, or Khadzhibeyskyi Liman (Ukrainian: Хаджибейський лиман, romanized: Khadzhybeiskyi Lyman, Turkish: Hacıbey limanı), is an estuary of the north-western part of the Black Sea, located on the north-west from the City of Odesa. It is named after the former Khadzhibey fortress.
The estuary is separated from the sea by the Kuyalnytsky-Khadzhibey peresyp sandbar, which has about 5 km length. The length of the estuary is 31 km, width 0.5–2.5 km, square 70 km2, depth up to 2.5 m. The bottom of the estuary is covered by the flakes of black mud, which have healthy properties.[dubious ] The river Malyi Kuialnyk flows to the estuary. The fauna of the estuary consists of crabs Rhithropanopeus harrisii, shrimps Palaemon elegans, round goby Neogobius melanostomus and monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis, etc.
References
- Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odessa, 151 pp. (in Russian)
- North-western Black Sea: biology and ecology, Eds.: Y.P. Zaitsev, B.G. Aleksandrov, G.G. Minicheva, Naukova Dumka, Kiev, 2006, 701 pp.
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