Burnas Lagoon (, ) is a
marine lagoon
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(or
liman), located in southern Ukraine in
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion (; ) is a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It is part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center is the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the adm ...
of
Odesa Oblast
Odesa Oblast (), also referred to as Odeshchyna (Одещина), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administrative centre is the city of Ode ...
. The
salinity
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of the
lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') an ...
is two times higher than in the
Black Sea
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. The
lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') an ...
is connected to the
sea
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via a system of
canal
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s. 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 (, ) 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 by the autoroute. The Alkaliya River inflows to the lagoon. The water body is included to the Tuz ...
, in the north west to the
Kurudiol Lagoon
Kurudiol Lagoon (, , ) 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 Lagoons. The water body is included to the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park ...
. The source of the lagoon water is the
Black Sea
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and the river
Alkaliya, which inflows to the lagoon
Solone Ozero
Solone Ozero (, ) 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 by the autoroute. The Alkaliya River inflows to the lagoon. The water body is included to the Tuz ...
.
The
peloid
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health spa
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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
birds
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for nesting. The system of
Sasyk Lagoon
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Sasyk, or Kunduk (, , ), is a lagoon or liman in southern Ukraine, near the Danube Delta. It is a Ramsar listed wetland site important for migrating, breeding and moulting birds. About 25,000 pairs of wetland birds make their nests ther ...
s –
Shahany –
Alibey – Burnas has the status of an International wetland reserve.
References
Tuzly Lagoons
Balneotherapy
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