Arabat Spit

Arabat Spit
Spit
Arabat Spit
Arabat Spit
Coordinates: 45°42′N 35°00′E / 45.700°N 35.000°E / 45.700; 35.000
LocationHenichesk Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine/Russian Federation (disputed)
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The Arabat Spit (Ukrainian: Арабатська коса; Russian: Арабатская коса; Crimean Tatar: Arabat beli) or Arabat Arrow is a barrier spit that separates the large, shallow, salty Syvash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. The spit runs between the Henichesk Strait in the north and the north-eastern shores of Crimea in the south. It is the largest of several spits of the Sea of Azov.

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