Yahorlyk Bay
Location of bay in the Black Sea
Location of bay in the Black Sea
Yahorlyk Bay
Location of bay in the Black Sea
Location of bay in the Black Sea
Yahorlyk Bay
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates46°24′N 31°49′E / 46.400°N 31.817°E / 46.400; 31.817
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length26 km (16 mi)
Max. width15 km (9.3 mi)
Max. depth5 m (16 ft)
Salinity14-15 ‰
Frozenonly during unusually harsh winters
IslandsDovhyi Island, Kruhlyi Island

Yahorlyk Bay (Ukrainian: Ягорлицька затока) is a shallow water bay near the coast of Ukraine (between peninsulas Yahorlyk Kut and Kinburn peninsula), northern Black Sea. The bay is separated from the sea by chain of islands Dovhyi and Kruhlyi. It is separated from the Gulf of Tendra by Yahorlyk Kut, and from the Dnieper-Bug estuary by the Kinburn Peninsula.

The water body has 26 km long, 15 km wide, up to 5 m depth.

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