Martaza Lagoon

Martaza Lagoon
The Martaza Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#11)
Location of a lagoon in Ukraine
Location of a lagoon in Ukraine
Martaza Lagoon
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates45°45′11.2″N 29°49′47.2″E / 45.753111°N 29.829778°E / 45.753111; 29.829778
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Surface area50 ha (120 acres)

Martaza Lagoon (Ukrainian: Мартаза, Romanian: Caraceauş) is a small salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It is separated from the Shahany Lagoon by the sandbar in its north part, near the village of Rybalske (old name - Martaza). The total area of the lagoon - 0.5 km2.

The water body is included to the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park.