Burnas

Burnas Lagoon
The coast of the Burnas Lagoon near the village of Tuzly
The Burans Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#1)
Location	Black Sea
Coordinates	45°50′N 30°07′E / 45.833°N 30.117°E / 45.833; 30.117Coordinates: 45°50′N 30°07′E / 45.833°N 30.117°E / 45.833; 30.117
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Ukraine
Max. length	7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width	1–3 km (0.62–1.86 mi)
Salinity	~30 ‰
Settlements	Lebedivka, Tuzly

Burnas Naval Campaing
Part of the Black Sea Campaigns of the Eastern Front of World War II
Romanian gunboat Stihi Eugen
Date September - December 1942 Location Cape Burnas, Romania Result Axis victory
Belligerents
Romania  Nazi Germany	Soviet Union
Strength
1 destroyer 1 torpedo boat 2 gunboats 1 flying boat	5 submarines
Casualties and losses
1 transport ship sunk	1 submarine sunk 1 submarine damaged

Burnas Lagoon (Ukrainian: Бурнас, Romanian: Limanul Burnas) is a marine lagoon (or liman), located in southern Ukraine in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast. The salinity of the lagoon is two times higher than in the Black Sea. The lagoon is connected to the sea via a system of canals. The lagoon is about 7 km long and 1–3 km wide. In the northern part the lagoon is connected to the lagoon Solone Ozero, in the north west to the Kurudiol Lagoon. The source of the lagoon water is the Black Sea and the river Alkaliya, which inflows to the lagoon Solone Ozero.

The peloid health spa Lebedivka is located on the northern coast of the Burnas Lagoon.

The coasts of the lagoons are used by many species of birds for nesting. The system of Sasyk Lagoons — Shahany — Alibey — Burnas has the status of an International wetland reserve.

In late 1942, during World War II, the coast of the lagoon was the location of several naval engagements.

On 16 and 19 September, the Soviet Leninets-class submarines L-5 and L-4 laid mines off the lagoon's coast.