Chapter 33
Romanian Hydrography – Over 100 Years
of History
Romeo Bos ¸neagu
Abstract The evolution of the Romanian hydrography, with an over 100 years of
history, closely followed the Romanian Navy history. Since the Union of the
Romanian Principalities until now, Romanian Navy has developed from a small
river flotilla to the today Romanian Naval Forces, which includes the Romanian
Maritime Hydrographic Directorate (M.H.D.). Today M.H.D. is the Romanian
national authority in the field of maritime hydrography, with its operating own
national law. This paper presents the centenary history of Romanian hydrography in
parallel with the Romanian national history, as well as the Romanian Navy history.
33.1 Introduction
The Black Sea has the aspect of a deep basin, oriented from west to east, that
is extending on approximately 6
latitude and 5
longitude, between the parallels:
40
55
0 N, and 46
37
0 N and the meridian lines: 27
27
0 E, and 41
47
0 E. It is an
intercontinental sea, being in connection with the Mediterranean Sea through the
Bosphorus narrow, respectively with Azov Sea through the Kerci narrow (see
Fig. 33.1).
The maritime communications represent a basis component of the economic
infrastructure of the Black Sea riverside countries. The development of the maritime routes in this area was determined by the geographical factor and the politicaleconomical factor, as well.
The strong development of the world economy, of the Western European and of
the Mediterranean Zone had been a proper impulse for the economic development
of the states from the Black Sea Basin, too.
Since the Ancient times, they were made researches in the Black Sea, it was
crossed and taken into possession by the seafaring peoples, who built cities-ports on
its shores that standeth until today, the geographical factor having the main role in
choosing the favourable places for them.
R. Bos ¸neagu (*)
“Mircea cel Batran” Naval Academy, Constanta, Romania
e-mail: romeo_bosneagu@yahoo.com
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018
C.W. Finkl, C. Makowski (eds.), Diversity in Coastal Marine Sciences, Coastal
Research Library 23, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57577-3_33
547
Romanian Hydrography – Over 100 Years
of History
Romeo Bos ¸neagu
Abstract The evolution of the Romanian hydrography, with an over 100 years of
history, closely followed the Romanian Navy history. Since the Union of the
Romanian Principalities until now, Romanian Navy has developed from a small
river flotilla to the today Romanian Naval Forces, which includes the Romanian
Maritime Hydrographic Directorate (M.H.D.). Today M.H.D. is the Romanian
national authority in the field of maritime hydrography, with its operating own
national law. This paper presents the centenary history of Romanian hydrography in
parallel with the Romanian national history, as well as the Romanian Navy history.
33.1 Introduction
The Black Sea has the aspect of a deep basin, oriented from west to east, that
is extending on approximately 6
latitude and 5
longitude, between the parallels:
40
55
0 N, and 46
37
0 N and the meridian lines: 27
27
0 E, and 41
47
0 E. It is an
intercontinental sea, being in connection with the Mediterranean Sea through the
Bosphorus narrow, respectively with Azov Sea through the Kerci narrow (see
Fig. 33.1).
The maritime communications represent a basis component of the economic
infrastructure of the Black Sea riverside countries. The development of the maritime routes in this area was determined by the geographical factor and the politicaleconomical factor, as well.
The strong development of the world economy, of the Western European and of
the Mediterranean Zone had been a proper impulse for the economic development
of the states from the Black Sea Basin, too.
Since the Ancient times, they were made researches in the Black Sea, it was
crossed and taken into possession by the seafaring peoples, who built cities-ports on
its shores that standeth until today, the geographical factor having the main role in
choosing the favourable places for them.
R. Bos ¸neagu (*)
“Mircea cel Batran” Naval Academy, Constanta, Romania
e-mail: romeo_bosneagu@yahoo.com
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018
C.W. Finkl, C. Makowski (eds.), Diversity in Coastal Marine Sciences, Coastal
Research Library 23, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57577-3_33
547