Gulf of Odesa
bay in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
The Gulf of Odesa, or Odesa Bay, (Ukrainian: Одеська затока, romanized: Odeska zatoka) is a part of the Black Sea between North Odesa Cape in the north and Cape Velykyi Fontan in the south.
Overview
The coasts of the gulf have capes Langeron and Malyi Fontan. In the north-western part of the gulf the estuaries Kuyalnik and Khadzhibey are separated by the Kuyalnik-Khadzhibey sandbar. The gulf of Odesa is more like a bight, especially considering the fact that geologically it is an extension of Black Sea Lowland. The gulf is in the shape of an ellipse stretched from southwest to northeast. Its northeastern portion is more shallow having only up to 5 m (16 ft) of depth where its southwestern portion has 14 m (46 ft).
The Gulf of Odesa is under the influence of the flows of the rivers Dnieper, Dniester, and Danube. The salinity of the surface waters is normally 10–17‰, with upwelling up to 18‰, but decreases in some years to about 5–7‰.
The City of Odesa and the Port of Odesa are located on the coasts of the gulf.
“Gulf of Odesa” enters the record as bay in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Gulf, Odesa and Oblast can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Gulf of Odesa” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Gulf, Odesa and Oblast provides the most credible route into that argument.
Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2393002. VIAF identifies the subject as 315130217. Authority coordinates are 46.467, 30.767. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Gulf of Odesa”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Gulf of Odesa primary sources, Gulf of Odesa archive and Gulf research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Gulf of Odesa”?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Gulf of Odesa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.