Euxine abyssal plain

The Euxine abyssal plain is a physiographic province of the Black Sea, an abyssal plain in its central parts.

Its name comes from the Ancient Greek name Euxeinos Pontos (Εὔξεινος Πόντος) of the Black Sea.

[1] It represents 12.2% of the Black Sea area with a very gentle gradient of 1:1,000.

A small part of the abyssal plain is split off by the Danubian fan, a relict alluvial fan of sediment.

[2] Its depth ranges between 2,000 and 2,200 m, with a maximum depth of 2,212 m[3] south of Yalta on the Crimean Peninsula.