{"id":107111,"date":"2026-06-07T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=107111"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:00:38","slug":"about-sea-of-azov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/about-sea-of-azov\/","title":{"rendered":"About Sea of Azov"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>About Sea of Azov Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Ukraine said it has struck five ships carrying illegal cargo in the Sea of Azov.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sea of Azov<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>Ukraine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the northwest and by <\/span><b>Russia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the southeast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>connected to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-black-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Black Sea<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south via the <\/span><b>Strait of Kerch.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kerch Strait is located between the <\/span><b>Crimean Peninsula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the west and the <\/span><b>Taman Peninsula in the east.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>linked with the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/atlantic-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atlantic Ocean<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Don and Kuban rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contribute over 90% of freshwater inflow, reducing salinity and bringing nutrients.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chief Ports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Taganrog in Russia, and Mariupol and Berdyans\u2019k in Ukraine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coastal Features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The coastline is low and flat with extensive vegetation, lagoons like Syvash and long sand spits including Arabat, Fedotov and Berdyansk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate Conditions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a <\/span><b>continental climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with cold winters (-1 to -5\u00b0C, sometimes -30\u00b0C) and warm summers (23-25\u00b0C), with frequent storms and seasonal ice formation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c707098wkzpo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sea of Azov lies between Ukraine and Russia, connecting to the Black Sea through the Kerch Strait and ultimately to the Atlantic Ocean. 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