The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester. Consequ…
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester. Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe.
Location: Eastern Europe and West Asia
Primary inflows: Sea of Marmara, Sea of Azov, Danube, Dnieper, Don, Dniester, Kuban, Black Sea undersea river
Primary outflows: Bosporus, Kerch Strait
Basin countries: Bulgaria · Georgia · Romania · Russia · Turkey · Ukraine · Unrecognised states: · Abkhazia · A large number of countries included in drainage basins for inflow rivers
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