Burnas Lagoon ( uk, Бурнас, ro, Limanul Burnas) is a

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lagoon (or liman), located in southern Ukraine in

Tatarbunary Raion Tatarbunary Raion ( uk, Татарбунарський район) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. The raion was located in the south-west part of the oblast, along the Black Sea coast, and it was part of the historical region ...

of Odessa Oblast. The

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of the lagoon is two times higher than in the Black Sea. The lagoon is connected to the

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via a system of canals. The lagoon is about 7 km long and 1–3 km wide. In the northern part the lagoon is connected to the lagoon

Solone Ozero Solone Ozero ( uk, Солоне озеро, ro, Lacul Sărat) is a small salty lagoon (or liman), which used to be a part of the Burnas Lagoon. Now it is separated from the Burnas Lagoon Burnas Lagoon ( uk, Бурнас, ro, Limanul Burnas) ...

, in the north west to the

Kurudiol Lagoon Kurudiol Lagoon ( uk, Курудіол, ro, Curughiol, tr, Kurugöl) is a salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It is located between the Alibey and Burnas Lagoon Burnas Lagoon ( uk, ...

. The source of the lagoon water is the Black Sea and the river Alkaliya, which inflows to the lagoon

. The peloid

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Lebedivka is located on the northern coast of the Burnas Lagoon. The coasts of the lagoons are used by many species of

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for nesting. The system of

Sasyk Lagoon __NOTOC__ Sasyk, or Kunduk ( uk, Сасик, Кундук – transcribed as previous, ro, Limanul Sasic, Conduc, tr, Sasık Gölü, Kunduk Gölü), is a lagoon or liman in southern Ukraine, near the Danube Delta. It is a Ramsar listed wetland ...

s — Shahany — Alibey — Burnas has the status of an International wetland reserve.

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