Sea of Azov is connected to _______.

The Sea of Azov is an inland sea located in Eastern Europe, bordered by Ukraine to the northwest and Russia to the southeast. It is geographically and hydrologically connected to the Black Sea through the Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway approximately 4 km long. Due to this connection, the Sea of Azov is often considered a northern extension of the Black Sea. While it receives significant freshwater influx from rivers like the Don and Kuban, which results in low salinity, there is a constant water exchange with the more saline Black Sea through the strait. In contrast, the Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, and the Mediterranean is connected to the Black Sea via the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits. Therefore, the immediate connection for the Sea of Azov is the Black Sea.