Mahala Lagoon

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.

Mahala Lagoon
The Mahala Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#12)
Mahala Lagoon
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates45°43′48.3″N 29°47′37.1″E
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Surface area0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
SettlementsTryhatky

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

References

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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