Arabat Spit
The Arabat Spit ( Ukrainian Арабатська стрілка / Arabatska strilka ; Russian Арабатская стрелка / Arabatskaja strelka ; Crimean Tatar Arabat beli ) is a 112 km long spit that separates the Sea of Azov from the Sywash .
The spit lies between the city of Henichesk , Ukraine, in the north and the northeast coast of the Crimean peninsula in the south. It is separated from Henitschesk by the Henitschesk street . Another name is Thin Road (Ukrainian: Тонка Протока , Russian: Тонкий Пролив ), which refers to the geometry - it is about 4 km long, 80-150 m wide and 4.6 m deep.
The Arabat Spit is 112 km long and 270 m to 8 km wide; its area is 395 km², the average width is 3.5 km. The spit is low and straight on the Sea of Azov side, while it is curved on the Sywash side. There are two 7–8 km wide areas of brown clay hills; these areas are 7.5 km and 32 km from Henichesk Street, respectively. Otherwise, the surface is formed from sand and shell debris washed up by the Sea of Azov. The vegetation mostly consists of various grasses and herbs, blackthorn , fescue grasses , feather grasses , sea kale , salt herbs , springs , Carex colchica , tamarisk , rose hips , liquorice and the like. a. Today the spit is a recreation area and the sea side is used as a beach. The waters are shallow and only reach a depth of 2 meters 100–200 meters from the coast. The water temperatures are around 0 ° C in winter, 10–15 ° C in spring and autumn and 25–30 ° C in summer; the air temperatures are about the same. About half of the spit belongs to the northern Cherson Oblast and the southern half, which borders the Arabat Bay , to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea .
In the north of the spit are the villages Henitscheska Hirka , Shchaslywzewe and Strilkowe as well as the settlement Pryoserne , in the south is the village Soljane .
Since the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, the peninsula has been on the border between Ukraine and the Russian-controlled Crimea .
literature
- Semjenow, Petr Petrowitsch: Geografichesko-statisticheskìĭ slovar 'Rossìĭskoĭ imperìi (Geographical-statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire) ( Russian ). Oxford University, 1862.
- Schutow, Ju. "Арабатская стрелка" (Russian) Tavria, 1983
Individual evidence
- ↑ Semjenow, p. 624
- ↑ Petrow, VP: Geography of the Soviet Union: Physical features 1964, p. 112.
- ^ VI Borissow and EI Kapitonow: Azowsches Meer ( Russian ). KKI, 1973. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed December 8, 2010).
- ↑ Article Siwasch in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ a b Schutow, Introduction ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Schutow, Part 1 ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Semjenow, p. 111
- ↑ Арабатская стрелка ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian)
- ↑ Schutow, Part 5 ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 45 ° 42 ' N , 35 ° 0' E