THE BLACK SEA

BY KALOYAN ZAREV, SIYANA KALCEVA AND LEBIBE IBRYAM

LOCATION

THE BLACK SEA IS A SEA OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. ABOUT A THIRD OF EUROPE DRAINS INTO THE BLACK SEA.

BLACK SEA'S CHARACTERISTICS

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THE BLACK SEA HAS AN AREA OF 440,000 KM2 A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 2,200 M AND A VOLUME OF 550,000 KM3

THE MODERN FORM OF THE BLACK SEA ACQUIRES ABOUT 7,600 YEARS AGO.

During the centuries the Black Sea was sailed by, Carians, Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Goths, Avars, Slavs, Venetians, Genoese, Georgians, Tatars and Ottomans.

WHY DO THEY CALL THE BLACK SEA “THE BLACK SEA”?

THE SEA WAS FIRST NAMED BY THE ANCIENT GREEKS WHO CALLED IT "INHOSPITABLE SEA." THE SEA GOT THIS REPUTATION BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE, AND HOSTILE TRIBES INHABITED ITS SHORES.

LATER, AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COAST BY GREEK COLONISTS, THE SEA WAS RENAMED TO "HOSPITABLE SEA."�

THE LIFE IN THE BLACK SEA IS LIMITED IN THE UPPER OXYGEN LAYER - UP TO A DEPTH OF 200 M

There are 600 species of plants and 2 species of seaweed.

The Black Sea has 1500 species of animals, of which 165 fish species and 4 mammalian species.

THE SECRETS OF THE BLACK SEA

THE DEEPWATER ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE INTERESTED IN THE ANCIENT TRADE ROUTES, PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENTS, ANCIENT SHIPS.

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A LOT OF THESE TREASURES CAN BE FIND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN.

ONE OF THE LASTEST DISCOVERIES IN THE DEPTHS OF THE BLACK SEA

the oldest preserved ship

LOCATION

THE SHIP

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THIS IS A GREEK MERCHANT

SHIP OF 2400 YEARS AGO.

IT IS 23 METERS LONG WITH A CREW OF 15-25 PEOPLE.

THE SHIP HAS A PRESERVED MAST, A RUDDER

AND A ROWING BENCH.

From a map published in “Times”, the ship is located southeast of Varna, at a depth of 2.09 km.

THE EXPEDITION

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THE VESSEL WAS FOUND BY AN ENGLISH-BULGARIAN EXPEDITION. IT IS CALLED BLACK SEA MAP.

IT EXPLORES THE SEA LEVEL RISE THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. THE PURPOSE IS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WHEN AND HOW THAT WAS HAPPENED AND HOW IT WAS AFFECTED PEOPLE.

THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE WINE � VASSELS AND THE INTENDED SHIP

THE SHIP RESEMBLES A SHIP DEPICTED BY AN ANCIEND GREEK PAINTER OF ANTIQUE WINE VASSELS. ODYSSEUS IS ON THE MAST OF A SHIP, WHICH STRIKINGLY RESEMBLES THE DISCOVERY IN THE BLACK SEA.

THAT VASE IS STORED IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

OTHER DISCOVERIES

IN ADDITION TO THE NEWLY DISCOVERED SHIP, 40 SHIPS WERE FOUND, DATING BACK TO

THE BYZANTIUM AND THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.