Mahala Lagoon

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Mahala Lagoon
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The Mahala Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#12)
Mahala Lagoon is located in Odessa Oblast
Mahala Lagoon
Mahala Lagoon
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates45°43′48.3″N 29°47′37.1″E / 45.730083°N 29.793639°E / 45.730083; 29.793639Coordinates: 45°43′48.3″N 29°47′37.1″E / 45.730083°N 29.793639°E / 45.730083; 29.793639
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Surface area0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Settlements

Mahala Lagoon (Ukrainian: Магала, Магалевське озеро, Romanian: Lacul Mahala) is a small salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group, Ukraine. The total area is 76 ha. It is located west of the Shahany Lagoon, near the village , Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast. From the Shahany Lagoon it is separated by a sandbar.

The name of the lagoon originates from Arabic mähallä, from the root meaning "to settle", "to occupy".[1]

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  • Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odessa, 151 pp. (in Russian)
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