Yeysk Spit
Sandbar in the Sea of Azov
Yeysk Spit Kosa Yeyskaya | |
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Spit | |
Protective stone pier at the end of the Yeysk Spit | |
46°14′11″N 38°15′56″E / 46.23639°N 38.26556°E / 46.23639; 38.26556 | |
Location | Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
Yeysk Spit or Kosa Yeyskaya (Russian: Ейская коса)[1] [2] is an alluvial sandy spit in the Sea of Azov, part of the Yeysk Peninsula. The central resort area of the city of Yeysk.[3] The length of the sand spit is about 3 km, but before the 1914 storm, it reached 9 km.[4]
History
On March 13, 1914, a strong hurricane broke out, part of the spit was washed away, its stem was cut away and it turned into an island.
See also
- Spits of the Sea of Azov
- Dolgaya Spit
References
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