New Results on the History of the Sea of Azov in the Holocene

Abstract

The results of comprehensive studies of bottom sediments and coastal transects in the Sea of Azov, obtained in recent years, have been analyzed. The changes in natural conditions that took place in the sea basin over the last 20 000 years correlate with the chronology of fluctuations in the level of the World Ocean. The stages of increase in the sea level due to melting of the glacier shields are considered. In view of this, it is noted that the change in the level of the World Ocean has made a decisive impact on the formation conditions of the current water area of the Sea of Azov.