A city of southwest European U.S.S.R. on the Dnieper River near the Black Sea east-northeast of Odessa. It was founded in1778 as a naval base. Population, 346, 000.

• 克尔松苏联欧洲部分西南部城市，位于第聂伯河上，黑海附近敖德萨东北偏东。1778年作为海军基地建立。人口346，000