Arabat Spit

Arabat Spit

The Arabat Spit ( _uk. Арабатська стрілка, _ru. Арабатская стрелка, _cr. 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.

ee also

* Bay of Arabat

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