Location Black Sea Basin countries Ukraine Max. width 11 km (6.8 mi) Area 72 km² Width 11 km | Ocean/sea sources Atlantic Ocean Max. length 15 km (9.3 mi) Surface area 72 km (28 sq mi) Length 15 km Ocean/sea source Atlantic Ocean | |
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Alibey Lagoon (Ukrainian: Алібей, Romanian: Limanul Alibei, Turkish: Alibey Gölü) is a salty lagoon (liman) on the Black Sea coast of Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. The lagoon is originated from the old mouth of the Khadzhyder River. The length of the lagoon is 15 km, width 11 km, area 72 km². The depth is 2.5 m.
Map of Alibey Lagoon, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
The lagoon is separated from the sea by sandbar. It is connected through the Kurudiol Lagoon with the Burnas Lagoon on the south east, with the Karachaus Lagoon and Shahany Lagoon on the south west. Earlier, the Khadzhyder River inflowed to the lagoon, but now the river inflows to the Khadzhyder Lagoon, which separated from the Alibey Lagoon by dam.
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