Chushka Spit

Chushka Spit
Kosa Chushka
Kerch Strait satellite image. LandSat-5. 2011-08-30
Chushka Spit
Chushka Spit
Coordinates: 45°21′00″N 36°41′41″E / 45.35000°N 36.69472°E / 45.35000; 36.69472
LocationTemryuksky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Part ofTuzla Island
Dimensions
  Length18 kilometres (11 mi)

Chushka Spit (Russian: Коса Чушка) is a sandy spit in the northern part of the Strait of Kerch. It extends from Cape Achilleion and the town of Ilich to the south-west in the direction of the Black Sea for almost 18 kilometres (11 mi). Administratively, it belongs to Temryuksky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.