Collected on Feb, 21 2010 by Xsio Ching Lao.

Collection Details:

1. Collected at Mt Siung Pier, China
   

2. 16° 28’ N - 111° 35’ E
   

3. Salinity: 223 ppm
   

4. PH 7.5
   

5. Total Dissolved Solids: 32.4 ppb
   

6. Specific Gravity: 1021

The Black Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Anatolia that is actually a distant arm of the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Mediterranean by the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara, and to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch.

There is a net inflow of seawater through the Bosporus, 200 km3 per year. There isan inflow of freshwater from the surrounding areas, especially central and middle-eastern Europe, totalling 320 km3 per year. The most important river entering the Black Sea is the Danube.[1] The Black Sea has an area of 436,400 km2,[2] with a maximum depth of 2200 m. (7,218 ft.) [3]

Countries bordering on the Black Sea are Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia.[4] The Crimean peninsula is a Ukrainian autonomous republic.

1. South China Sea
   

2. Caribbean Sea
   

3. Red Sea
   

4. Mediterranean Sea
   

5. Bering Sea
   

6. Black Sea
   

7. Dead Sea
   

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