Black Sea has long been attracted to his peoples from all over the world, willing settle on its shores. But the attitude towards him throughout history has been controversial.

The ancient Greeks gave the name of this sea Pont Aksinsky , that is "inhospitable sea" . They fear the unknown wild coast with fog and storms, warlike tribes of the Scythians. But over time, the Greeks established relationships with the Scythians, have changed their views of the sea and renamed it Pont Euxine , that is "Hospitable Sea" . However, this renaming has not changed the temper of the sea, over which are often rife storm winds and waves rise up to a height of 6-8 meters. In addition to the Caucasus Mountains and the Southern coast of Crimea Black Sea, and indeed looks very dark even in good weather. It does not freeze even in winter, which in this region is relatively wet and mild. The water temperature in July - +20-24 C. The Black Sea coast - the zone of subtropical climate, the only place with a similar climate in Russia. Therefore, the Black Sea coast turned into resorts. There are hundreds of resorts, where people come to relax and recuperate. These resorts like Sochi, Tuapse, Hosta, Gelendzhik, Anapa, Yalta, Sudak, Alushta, Feodosia, Gurzuf Partenit known around the world. In the Black Sea holiday offer both Russia and Ukraine, and Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Abkhazia, Georgia.

fishery resources of the Black Sea in comparison with other seas is not rich. The most common Mediterranean species of fish: mullet, mackerel, anchovy, horse mackerel, perch, sea bream and others. Very little remained migratory species - sturgeon, herring. This is largely due to marine pollution from sewage.

most blue Black Sea

Black Sea the most unique and interesting body of water of the globe. But for all the attractiveness of the most lifeless and it is not good for man.

Black Sea - the internal. It occupies a vast flat-basin deeper than 2000 meters. Shore it maloizrezany: little bays and coves, and there are almost no islands. Black Sea water exchange with the other two: through the Kerch Strait - from the Azov and Marmara through the Bosporus with. During its existence, the Black Sea borders have changed many times, depth, water chemistry, flora and fauna. It ispytavalo repeated lowering and lifting several times merged with the ocean and disconnect again. At the bottom of the sea archaeologists find buried under masses of silt ancient cities and villages. There is the Black Sea one unique feature: a depth of 150-200 meters to the bottom of the water is saturated with hydrogen sulfide. In it there is no oxygen, so there is not any live organisms, except for hydrogen sulfide bacteria. In fact, hydrogen sulfide in water bodies is not uncommon, but such amount as in the Black Sea, there is nowhere else in the world. Approximately 90% of the total mass of water does not contain oxygen and saturated with hydrogen sulfide, which greatly complicates the circulation in the sea. Period of water exchange in the Black Sea is 1400 years old. Water salinity in the Black Sea is much less than in the oceans, since here flow into freshwater many rivers: the Danube, Dnieper, Dniester, full-flowing rivers in the Caucasus. The total stock of fresh water into the Black Sea is 300-350 cubic kilometers per year. Alas, with the river water into the sea gets a lot of pollutants. In the Black Sea basin is home to over 170 million people, sinks in 170 countries merge into the sea area. High population density in the area creates a great human-induced pressures on the ecosystem of the Black Sea. The main pollution sources are large industrial cities and ports, and ships.