Sasyk Lagoon

Sasyk is a broad lagoon on the north-western shore of the Black Sea, between the Danube delta and the Dniester. The Kogylnyk and Sarata rivers enter its long basin, formed in their drowned lower valley. A strip of sand and dunes separates the lagoon from the open sea. Its shallow waters and coastal margins form part of the chain of lagoons that mark the shores of Budjak.