Berezan Estuary
Berezan Estuary, or Berezanskyi Liman (Ukrainian: Березанський лиман, Turkish: Büzülu liman), is open estuary on the northern coast of the Black Sea, western from the town Ochakiv. Length 26 km, width 4 km in south. Separated from the sea by sandbar, which has 640 m canal. Coasts are high. Two rivers, Berezan and Sasyk, inflow to the estuary.
| Berezan Estuary | |
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| Location | Black Sea |
| Coordinates | 46°42′N 31°30′E |
| River sources | Berezan River, Sasyk River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Max. length | 26 km (16 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.6–4 km (0.37–2.49 mi) |
| Surface area | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 3.3 m (11 ft) |
| Max. depth | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.2 km3 (0.048 cu mi) |
| Settlements | Ochakiv |
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