Bug Estuary
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Bug Estuary is an estuary
of the Southern Bug
. It has 82 km long and up to 11 km wide. Together with the Dnieper Estuary
makes Dnieper-Bug Estuary
. The city of Mykolaiv
is located on the Bug Estuary.
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
of the Southern Bug
Southern Bug
The Southern Bug, also called Southern Buh), is a river located in Ukraine. The source of the river is in the west of Ukraine, in the Volyn-Podillia Upland, about 145 km from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the Bug Estuary through the southern steppes...
. It has 82 km long and up to 11 km wide. Together with the Dnieper Estuary
Dnieper Estuary
Dnieper Estuary, or Dnieper Liman , is an open oligohaline estuary in the northern part of the Black Sea, in the southern Ukraine. Main port of the water body is Ochakiv. The estuary has 55 km long, 17 km wide. Average depth 6-7 m, maximal 12 m .The estuary is connected to the Black Sea by the...
makes Dnieper-Bug Estuary
Dnieper-Bug Estuary
Dnieper-Bug Estuary is an open estuary, or liman, of two rivers: Dnieper and Southern Bug. Located in the northern coast of the Black Sea. The most important port is Ochakiv....
. The city of Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:...
is located on the Bug Estuary.