Dnieper–Bug estuary
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The Dnieper–Bug estuary (Ukrainian: Дніпровсько-Бузький лиман, romanized: Dniprovsko-Buzkyi lyman), also called the Dniprovska Gulf, is an open estuary, or liman, of two rivers: the Dnieper and the Southern Bug (also called the Boh River). It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea and is separated from it by the Kinburn Spit and the Cape of Ochakiv.
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Dnieper–Bug estuary | |
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Location | Ukraine |
Coordinates | 46°37′N 31°57′E |
Type | estuary |
Primary inflows | Dnieper, Southern Bug |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Max. length | 63 km (39 mi) |
Max. width | 17 km (11 mi) |
Surface area | 1,006.3 km2 (388.5 sq mi) |
Average depth | 4–6 m (13–20 ft) |
Max. depth | 12 m (39 ft) |
Settlements | Ochakiv, Mykolaiv |
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