Black Sea

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage The Black Sea is a large inland body of water, approximately 1,200 km long and 600 km wide, located between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, bordering countries including Ukraine, Russia, Romania, and Turkey. It plays a significant role in international shipping, with the Sea of Azov being a smaller connected body of water that links to the Black Sea through the Kerch Strait. The Black Sea has been a focal point in recent geopolitical tensions, particularly between Ukraine and Russia.