GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Black Sea
The Black Sea lies north of Türkiye and west of the Caucasus. Large river inflows meet restricted exchange through the Turkish Straits, producing a strongly stratified sea connected to the Mediterranean.
Fast Facts
- Its six coastal countries are Türkiye, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Georgia.
- The Danube, Dnieper and Dniester enter the Black Sea; the Don enters the connected Sea of Azov.
- Its route to the open ocean passes through Bosporus, Marmara, Dardanelles and the Mediterranean.
Connected lessons
- Black SeaMap, explanation and practice
- Danube RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Across the Europe–Asia conventionGuided exploration
- From the Caspian to the MediterraneanGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Sea of MarmaraRelated places
- BosporusRelated places
- Sea of AzovRelated places
- Caspian SeaRelated places
- Danube RiverRelated places
- CaucasusRelated places
- Kerch StraitRelated places
- Dnieper RiverRelated places
- Dniester RiverRelated places
- Greater CaucasusRelated places
- Pontic MountainsRelated places
- Danube RiverReceives drainage from