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	Azov, Sea of
		Azov is located between mainland Ukraine in the north, the Crimea in the west, and the Kuban region in the east.
		Azov varies greatly, depending on the wind and the influx of waters from the rivers.
		Azov are warm in the summer and the rivers supply organic and mineral nutrients.
	www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/A/Z/AzovSeaof.htm (1115 words)

	Sea of Azov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world with an average depth of only 13 metres; in fact, where the silt has built up, such as the Gulf of Taganrog, the average depth is less than 1 metre.
		Significant ports on the sea are Berdyansk, Mariupol, Rostov-na-Donu, Taganrog and Yeysk.
		The Black Sea deluge theory dates the genesis of the Sea of Azov to 5600 BC, and there are traces of Neolithic settlement in the area now covered by it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sea_of_Azov (430 words)

	Sea of Azov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The main rivers flowing into the sea are the Don and Kuban; they ensure that the waters of the sea are comparatively low in salinity and almost fresh in places, and also bring huge volumes of silt into the sea.
		The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world with an average depth of only 13 metres; in fact, where the silt has built up, such as the, the average depth is less than 1 metre.
		Significant ports on the sea are Berdyansk, Mariupol, Rostov-na-Donu, Taganrog and.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Sea_of_Azov (390 words)

	Black Sea
		Sea is considered to be a residual basin of the Central European Tethys Sea, which existed from the end of the Paleozoic era to the Middle Tertiary period.
		Sea are divided into two unequal layers: the upper layer, which extends to a depth of about 500 m, and the lower layer, from 500m to the bottom.
		Sea region was settled by the ancestors of the eastern
	www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/B/L/BlackSea.htm (4573 words)

	Sea of Azov
		The main rivers flowing into the sea are the Don and Kuban[?], they ensure that the waters of the sea are comparatively low in salt and almost fresh in places, they also bring huge volumes of silt into the sea.
		The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world with an average depth of only 13 metres, where the silt has built up such as the Gulf of Taganrog[?] the average depth is less than 1 metre.
		Significant ports on the sea are Berdyansk[?], Mariupol[?], Rostov-na-Donu[?], Taganrog[?], Yeysk[?] and Zhdanov[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/az/Azov.html (300 words)

	RUSNET.NL :: Encyclopedia :: A :: Azov Sea
		The shallow sea (maximum depth 45 ft/13 m) is connected with the Black Sea by the Kerch Strait.
		The Sea of Azov has important fisheries and accounts for a large portion of the freshwater catch of Russia and Ukraine.
		The sea's importance increased with the opening of the Volga-Don Canal; the Manych Canal connects the Sea of Azov with the Caspian Sea.
	www.rusnet.nl /encyclo/a/print/azov_sea.shtml (164 words)

	Black Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Black Sea is located in the southeastern part of Europe, with Russia to the north, Romania and Bulgaria to the west and Turkey on the southern border.
		The Sea of Azov is 210 miles long by 85 wide, about 15,000 square miles in surface area, and is joined to the Black Sea by a narrow strait, called the Kerch Strait.
		The coast of the Black Sea is fairly regular, excepting the peninsula of the Crimea in the north.
	www.ancientroute.com /water/Black_Sea.htm (1286 words)

	SEA PORT OF AZOV
		The regions of the Azov sea, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
		Sea Port of Azov is situated 15 km away from the river Don’s mouth, on its left bank and has a total area of 65.000 sq.
		Sea Port of Azov handles loading and discharging of vessels of the "river-sea" type with cargo capacity of 5.000 tons and vessels for internal river navigation made by the Volga-Don Shipping Company and other river shipping companies of the European part of the Russian Federation.
	www.ceebd.co.uk /ceebd/azovport.htm (278 words)

	AZOV SEA POST
		Azov is one of the oldest towns in the estuarial region of the River Don.
		The Port of Azov was first mentioned at the beginning of the 18-th century (liberation of the Azov Fortress by Peter the Great from Turkish invaders).
		The Azov Sea Port is open to all foreign flags and, therefore, provides full immigration, customs, veterinary and quarantine services.
	www.ceebd.co.uk /ceebd/azov.htm (506 words)

	Azov, Sea of
		Inland sea between Ukraine and Russia, forming a gulf in the northeast of the Black Sea, to which it is connected by the narrow Kerch Strait.
		The industrial city of Azov is a good source of freshwater fish, though fishing on the sea has declined due to increasing salinity of the water.
		To the west of the Sea of Azov, and separated from it only by a long narrow sandy peninsula called Arabat, is the Sivash (Putrid) Sea, a series of very saline lagoons and marshes.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0009629.html (229 words)

	Black Sea
		It is connected with the Aegean Sea by the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles.
		The Black Sea has a length of about 750 miles from east to west, a maximum width of 380 miles and an area (excluding its northern arm, the Sea of Azov) of about 168,500 square miles.
		The Crimean Peninsula projects into the Black Sea from the north forming the shallow Sea of Azov on the east and the Karkinitskiy Gulf on the West.
	home.novoch.ru /~vlad/sea.htm (690 words)

	Azov, Sea of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Its chief arms are the Gulf of Taganrog (in the northeast) and the Sivash Sea (in the west), which is nearly isolated from the Sea of Azov by Arabat Tongue, a narrow sandspit.
		A sea of troubles: in the International Year of the Ocean, are we reaching the limits?
		Ukraine holds firm on borders in Azov Sea and Kerch Strait
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/Azov-S1ea.asp (456 words)

	Peter I and the Azov Fleet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In a protracted and ultimately disastrous attempt to capture Azov, the Russian forces were defeated: Azov was both well fortified and protected by the Turkish fleet.
		Although shallow waters prevented piloting the Apostol Pyotr directly into the Sea of Azov, the frigate took part in the bombardment and blockade of the fortress.
		According to the truce signed a year later, the Sea of Azov and its coastal territory were officially relinquished to Russia.
	www.neva.ru /EXPO96/book/chap1-4.html (878 words)

	REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS Ecological conditions of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The level of pollution of sea water by petroleum carbohydrates in the major part of the northwestern zone of the sea and along the Crimean coast does not exceed the maximum permissible concentration and is within the limits of 0.03 to 0.04 mg/l.
		The average concentration of phenols in the open sea areas was at least ten times as high as the maximum permissible level (1 mg/l), and in the zones adjacent to the estuaries of the Dniester and Danube rivers this ratio reached a value of 30 to 35 mg/l.
		Judging by the chemical pollution level of the Black Sea, the ecological situation in the region in 1998 is considered to be satisfactory with a trend towards a slight improvement as compared with the previous period.
	www.unep.no /enrin/htmls/ukraina/soe98/region/5_2_1.htm (2382 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sea of Azov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor.
		Caspian Sea viewed from orbit The Caspian Sea or Mazandaran Sea is a landlocked sea between Asia and Europe (European Russia).
		The Manych Canal is a canal which connects the Caspian Sea and Sea of Azov, which connects to the Black Sea.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sea-of-Azov (730 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Sea of Azov must be internal sea of Russia and Ukraine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sea of Azov must be internal sea of Russia and Ukraine
		04-09-03 The Sea of Azov must be the internal sea of Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said.
		The sea is located in the south of Russia and Ukraine and is linked to the Black Sea by a strait.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntr34026.htm (200 words)

	REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS Black Sea and Sea of Azov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Sea of Azov and the Black Sea are the most distant ones from the ocean, and the territory of their catchment basin largely exceeds their own areas.
		The most sensitive area for the anthropogenic pressure is the coastal zone of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, especially the port areas and river estuaries along with the large metropolitan areas located close to the sea.
		Anthropogenic-technogenic pressure on the sea environment is illustrated by Figures 3 and 4, which depict the volumes of the discharge and content of the major polluting matters entering the Black Sea with sewage within the boundaries of Ukraine (the data are provided for the years of 1995-1998).
	www.unep.no /enrin/htmls/ukraina/soe98/region/5_2.htm (1664 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The amount of water flowing into the sea has declined by 15 cubic kilometers over the last 40 years, the salinity of its waters has increased by three percent, and the amount of petroleum and heavy metal pollution has increased as well, with large amounts of radioactive materials now being recorded.
		The sad fate of the Sea of Azov is especially disturbing because of the matter-of-fact way the newspaper reports it.
		The Sea of Azov drains into the Black Sea, and consequently, its problems are likely to become problems for that larger body of water, affecting fishing and commerce for all the littoral states.
	www.rferl.org /nca/features/2001/06/19062001111924.asp (802 words)

	Russia, Ukraine, Sea of Azov - CDI Russia Weekly #274
		In the run-up to the CIS summit, due on September 18-19, Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma met on Biryuchiy Island in the Sea of Azov.
		He pointed out that this had been an oversight, and that the issue of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov basin needed to be properly addressed in the near future.
		''The Azov-Black Sea basin is in Russia’s zone of strategic interests,'' Putin told a meeting with the heads of Russian ministries and agencies devoted to the military and diplomatic aspects of the Black Sea basin development, held after his meeting with Kuchma.
	www.cdi.org /russia/274-18.cfm (593 words)

	Sea of Azov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Azov, Sea of, inland sea in southern European Russia, connected with the Black Sea by the Kerch' Strait.
		The Sea of Azov is shallow, and its water is almost fresh.
		The sea is roughly triangular, narrowing in the northeast to form the Gulf of Taganrog.
	www3.sympatico.ca /mister_obolon/Map/azovsea.html (87 words)

	IBSS. Department of Ecological Parasitilogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The other groups of parasites of marine fish from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, namely the microsporidians and copepods, are studied by the colleagues from Kiev (Institute of Zoology, Institute of Hydrobiology).
		Key of parasites of vertebrates from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (in Russian).
		At present, the Catalogue of helminthes of marine fishes from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov basing on the own and literary data are prepared by the research fellows.
	www.ibss.iuf.net /depart/parazit/parazit.html (1143 words)

	Sea of Azov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Hellenic Greek, it was known as the Maeotian Lake or Maeotian Sea.
		The main rivers flowing into the sea are the Don River, RussiaDon and Kuban RiverKuban; they ensure that the waters of the sea are comparatively low in salinity and almost fresh in places, and also bring huge volumes of silt into the sea.
		Ukrainian experts are investigating the deaths of 20 metric tons (22 U.S. tons) of fish in the Azov Sea, emergency officials said Tuesday.
	www.infothis.com /find/Sea_of_Azov (404 words)

	Degradation of the Azov Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The periodically summer hypoxia in the near-bottom water (the mean sea depth is 5 meters) is one of the main dangerous Azov Sea hydrochemical phenomenon is. During 1963-1977 the summer hypoxia zone occupied approximately 40 % of total sea.
		From 1980 the tendency of pesticide pollution growth is registered in the sea.
		Usually, during last years the Azov Sea north coast was closed for swimming.
	fadr.msu.ru /azov/current_e.htm (544 words)

	Kievan Rus Database (Sea: Sea of Azov) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is on one side of the Crimean peninsula, in the far north-eastern corner of the Black Sea.
		The Sea of Azov, where the Ukrainian Tmutorokan Principality must have existed by the middle of the 10th century, also supports the existence in the 10th century of at least some larger remnants of Slavic population in the Don basin.
		The ruins of the ancient city of Tanais lie on the left bank of the Don River, 4 miles east of the Sea of Azov.
	members.aol.com /mokosh/Sea_Sea_of_Azov.html (266 words)

	Black Sea Sturgeon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Black Sea has a length of about 1200 km (about 750 mi) from east to west, a maximum width of 610 km (380 mi), and an area (excluding its northern arm, the Sea of Azov) of about 436,400 sq km (about 168,500 sq mi).
		The Black Sea is abundantly stocked with valuable sturgeon and other fish.
		By the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1856, which ended the Crimean War, the sea was opened to the commerce of all nations and was neutralized.
	caviargalaxy.com /blacksea.html (472 words)

	Sea of Azov International Ecological Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The foundation works to protect the Sea of Azov and its environs, as well as to draw public attention to factors that threaten the sea's ecosystem and educate the populace about environmental protection issues.
		Foundation members compiled a report on the current state of the sea and its shores for use in public education.
		Additionally, the group has published ecological education materials that focus on the Sea of Azov for use in local elementary schools.
	www.friends-partners.org /CCSI/nisorgs/ukraine/azov.htm (107 words)

	On population structure of the Black Sea - Azov Sea fish Alosa caspica tanaica (Grimm), (Clupeidae) - Begell ...
		A fish Alosa caspica tanaica from various populations inhabiting the mouth areas and water bodies adjacent to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is somewhat distinguished by phenotypic characters.
		The analysis of a number of morphometric data has led to the conclusion that external distinctions observed are a consequence of morphological plasticity reflecting the peculiarities of habitats.
		Hence, populations existing in the Black- Azov Seas basin should not be classified as several subspecies.
	www.begellhouse.com /journals/38cb2223012b73f2,49008ea10b7e1afa,597e44a218200a46.html (122 words)

	REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS Ecological conditions of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A high concentration of organic carbon, 3.5 mg/l, was observed in a zone in Odesa between the sea water and the Danube River water.
		The level of pollution of sea water by petroleum carbohydrates in the major part of the north-western zone of the sea and along the Crimean coast does not exceed the maximum permissible concentration and is within the limits of 0.03 to 0.04 mg/l.
		It must be mentioned that according to the “Standing rules of sea water protection” a presence of chlorinated carbohydrates in the sea water is not acceptable.
	www.nature.org.ua /nr98/englv/region/5_2_1.htm (2385 words)

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