Sevastopol Bay
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Sevastopol Bay Севастопольская бухта |
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 Sevastopol Bay |
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| Waters | Black Sea | |
| Land mass | Crimea , Europe | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 37 '20 " N , 33 ° 31' 18" E | |
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| length | 8 kilometers | |
| Tributaries | Chorna | |
The Sevastopol bay (Ukrainian Севастопольска затока / Sewastopolska zatoka ; Russian Севастопольская бухта / Sewastopolskaja buchta ) is a narrow bay in the south of the peninsula Krim , which is 8 km to the mouth of Chorna cuts into the interior.
The bay divides the Ukrainian port city of the same name into a north and a south half. On the latter, the center of the city of Sevastopol extends over several hills. The north and south halves of Sevastopol Bay are connected by a regular ferry.
The port was built from 1772 to 1783 after the acquisition of Crimea in the 5th Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). Since then there has been a base for the Russian Navy and especially the Black Sea Fleet .
Web links
Commons : Sevastopol Bay - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Description of the bay on the Sevastopol city side (Russian)
- Sights of Sevastopol- Sevastopol Bay (Russian)