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Encyclopedia Britannica



AZOV, SEA OF

This article appears in Volume V03, Page 85 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: AUD-BAI
AZOV, SEA OF , an inland sea of southern Europe, communicating with the Black Sea by the Strait of Yenikale, or
Kerch
 , the ancient Bosporus Cimnterius. To the Romans it was known as the Pal us Maeotis, from the name of the neighbouring people, who called it in their native language Temarenda, or
Mother
  of Waters. It was
long
  supposed to possess direct communication with the Northern Ocean. In prehistoric times a connexion with the Caspian Sea existed; but since the earliest historical times no
great
 
change
  has taken place in regard to the character or relations of the Sea of
Azov
 . It lies between 450 20' and 470 18' N. lat;, and between 350 and 390 E.
long
 ., its length from
south
 -west to north-
east
  being 230 m., and its greatest breadth to. The area runs to 14,515 sq. m. It generally freezes from November to the middle of April. The Don is its largest and, indeed, its only very important affluent. Near the mouth of that river the depth of the sea varies from 3 to to ft., and the greatest depth does not exceed 45 ft. Of
recent
  years, too, the level has been constantly dropping, for the surface lies 44 ft. higher than the surface of the Black Sea. Fierce and continuous winds from the
east
  prevail during July and August, and in the latter
part
  of the year those from the north-east and
south
 -east are not unusual; a
great
  variety of currents is thus produced. The water is for the most
part
  comparatively fresh, but differs considerably in this respect according to locality and current. Fish are so abundant that the Turks describe it as Baluk-deniz, or Fish Sea. To the west, separated from the main basin by the long narrow sand-spit of Arabat, lie the remarkable lagoons and marshes known as the Sivash, or Putrid Sea; here the water is intensely salt. The Sea of
Azov
  is of great importance to Russian commerce; along its shores stand the cities of Taganrog, Berdyansk, Mariupol and Yenikale.


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