The
Sea of Azov (; ,
Azovs'ke more; ) is a
sea in
south-eastern Europe. To the south it is linked by the narrow (about )
Strait of Kerch to the
Black Sea, and it is sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. The sea is bounded in the north by mainland
Ukraine, in the east by Russia, and in the west by the
Crimean Peninsula. The
Don and
Kuban are the major rivers that flow into it. The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world, with the depth varying between . There is a constant outflow of water from the Sea of Azov to the
Black Sea.