Kerch Bay

Kerch Bay
Kerch Bay
	Kerch Bay Location within Crimea
Location	Sea of Azov
Coordinates	45°20′37″N 36°30′04″E / 45.34361°N 36.50111°E
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Russia/Ukraine
Max. length	4.3 km (2.7 mi)
Max. width	5 km (3.1 mi)
Average depth	5 m (16 ft)

Kerch Bay (Russian: Керченская бухта; Ukrainian: Керченська бухта; Crimean Tatar: Keriç körfezi, Керич корьфези) is a bay of the Sea of Azov and Strait of Kerch in the eastern Crimea region.

It is located at the eastern Kerch Peninsula, near the municipality of Kerch.^[1]

Archaeology

In 2017, a head of an ancient Greek God was discovered during underwater construction operations at the Kerch Bay. It was crafted sometime between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Пилигримы Крыма. Выпуск №3(8). — Симферополь, 2003. — С. 10. — 183 с.
↑ "2,500 Year-Old Statue of Greek God Found in Russian Waters". Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
↑ ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND THE HEAD OF ANCIENT GREEK GOD FROM THE BOTTOM OF KERCH BAY

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[1] Пилигримы Крыма. Выпуск №3(8). — Симферополь, 2003. — С. 10. — 183 с.

[2] "2,500 Year-Old Statue of Greek God Found in Russian Waters". Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-25.

[3] ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND THE HEAD OF ANCIENT GREEK GOD FROM THE BOTTOM OF KERCH BAY

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