Mahala Lagoon
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| Mahala Lagoon | |
|---|---|
 The Mahala Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#12) | |
  Mahala Lagoon | |
| Location | Black Sea |
| Coordinates | 45°43′48.3″N 29°47′37.1″E / 45.730083°N 29.793639°ECoordinates: 45°43′48.3″N 29°47′37.1″E / 45.730083°N 29.793639°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Surface area | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Settlements | Tryhatky |
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 Tryhatky, 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]
References
- ^ Yanko M.P. (1998) Топонімічний словник України: Словник-довідник. Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Kiev: Znannia, 432 с.
Sources
- Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odessa, 151 pp. (in Russian)
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