The ancient Greek name of the sea is Pont Aksinsky (“Inhospitable Sea”), and the name “Scythian” is also found. In Strabo’s “Geography” it is assumed that the sea received this name due to difficulties with navigation, as well as the wild hostile tribes that inhabited its shores. However, most likely, the Greeks took the local Scythian name for the sea – the ancient Iranian word axsaina (dark blue, “dark”), and re-interpreted it in consonance with the Greek word “inhospitable”. Later, after the successful development of the shores by Greek colonists, the sea began to be called Pontus Euxine (“Hospitable Sea”).

The Black Sea is an inland sea of the Atlantic Ocean. The Bosphorus Strait connects with the Sea of Marmara, then, through the Dardanelles Strait (these straits are often called the Black Sea straits) with the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. From the north, the Crimean Peninsula cuts deep into the sea. The water border between Europe and Asia Minor runs along the surface of the Black Sea.

Basically, the Black Sea coast is occupied by resorts and port cities. More than 200 km of beaches on the golden coast of the Kherson region invite vacationers every holiday season.