The Arabat Spit (Ukrainian: Арабатська стрілка, Arabatska strilka; Russian: Арабатская стрелка, Arabatskaya strelka; Crimean Tatar: Arabat beli) is a spit (narrow strip of land) in the Sea of Azov, which separates a large, shallow and very salty system of gulfs named Syvash. The spit is located between the town of Henichesk, Ukraine and the north-eastern shores of Crimea. It is 110 km long, and from 270 m to 8 km wide.
See also
References
- "Arabat Spit" (in Russian). http://azov.kiev.ua.
- "Spit Arabat" (in Russian). http://arabatka.in.ua.
Coordinates: 45°42′N 35°00′E / 45.7°N 35°E
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