Martaza Lagoon

Martaza Lagoon
The Martaza Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#11)
Location	Black Sea
Coordinates	45°45′11.2″N 29°49′47.2″E / 45.753111°N 29.829778°E / 45.753111; 29.829778Coordinates: 45°45′11.2″N 29°49′47.2″E / 45.753111°N 29.829778°E / 45.753111; 29.829778
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Ukraine
Surface area	0.5 km²

Martaza Lagoon (Ukrainian: Мартаза, Romanian: Caraceauş) is a small salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. It is separated from the Shahany Lagoon by the sandbar in its north part, near the Village of Rybalske (old name - Martaza). The total area of the lagoon - 0.5 km².

The water body is included to the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park.

Sources

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