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Coordinates: 45°16′0″N 36°33′0″E / 45.26667°N 36.55000°E / 45.26667; 36.55000
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{{Expand Russian|topic=geo|date=November 2010|Тузлинская коса}}
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'''Tuzla''' ({{lang-ru|Тузлинская коса, Коса Тузла}}, {{lang-uk|Коса Тузла}}) is a long narrow [[peninsula]], or [[spit (landform)|sandy spit]], in the southern part of the [[Strait of Kerch]] which extends from Cape Tuzla to the north-west in the direction of the city [[Kerch]] for almost 12 km.
'''Tuzla''' ({{lang-ru|Тузлинская коса, Коса Тузла}}, {{lang-uk|Коса Тузла}}) was a long narrow [[peninsula]] or [[spit (landform)|sandy spit]] in the eastern part of the [[Strait of Kerch]] which extended from Cape Tuzla to the north-west in the direction of the city [[Kerch]] for almost 11 km. In 1925 the spit was cut by a storm, forming [[Tuzla Island]]. The open water channel between Tuzla Island and the Russian mainland where the spit had previously existed reached over a km in width.


[[File:Часть карты Кубанской области (XIX век).jpg|thumb|Tuzla Spit on a map of the Kuban region]]
[[File:Часть карты Кубанской области (XIX век).jpg|thumb|Tuzla Spit on a pre-1925 map of the Kuban region]]
Tuzla Spit consists of the [[Tuzla Island]]{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} ({{coord|45|16|07|N|36|32|58|E|scale:20000}}, [[Ukraine]]), [[Tuzla dam]]{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} ({{coord|45|14|39|N|36|35|31|E|scale:50000}}, [[Russia]]) and 2 small islands ({{coord|45|14|50.47|N|36|35|28.58|E|scale:2000}}, Russia; {{coord|45|17|23.91|N|36|31|19.05|E|scale:5000}}, Ukraine).
Tuzla Spit consisted of the Tuzla Island ({{coord|45|16|07|N|36|32|58|E|scale:20000}}) and two small islands on the Russian side ({{coord|45|13|33|N|36|35|34|E|scale:2000}}) and {{coord|45|12|49|N|36|36|26|E|scale:5000}}, and a narrow sand bar connecting them all. The two small islands were re-connected to each other by the 2003 construction by [[Russia]] of the 4.1 km long [[Tuzla dam]]({{coord|45|14|39|N|36|35|31|E|scale:50000}}.

The Tuzla Spit forms the southern shore of the [[Taman Bay]]; the northern shore is the [[Chushka Spit]].
The Tuzla Spit formed the southern shore of the [[Taman Bay]]; the northern shore is the [[Chushka Spit]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [http://mapl37.narod.ru/map2/index25.html Лист карты L-37-XXV Аршинцево. Масштаб: 1:200 000. Издание 1982 г.]
* [http://mapl37.narod.ru/map2/index25.html Лист карты L-37-XXV Аршинцево. Масштаб: 1:200 000. Издание 1982 г.]


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[[Category:Black Sea]]
[[Category:Black Sea]]

Revision as of 17:20, 26 March 2014

Tuzla (Russian: Тузлинская коса, Коса Тузла, Ukrainian: Коса Тузла) was a long narrow peninsula or sandy spit in the eastern part of the Strait of Kerch which extended from Cape Tuzla to the north-west in the direction of the city Kerch for almost 11 km. In 1925 the spit was cut by a storm, forming Tuzla Island. The open water channel between Tuzla Island and the Russian mainland where the spit had previously existed reached over a km in width.

Tuzla Spit on a pre-1925 map of the Kuban region

Tuzla Spit consisted of the Tuzla Island (45°16′07″N 36°32′58″E / 45.26861°N 36.54944°E / 45.26861; 36.54944) and two small islands on the Russian side (45°13′33″N 36°35′34″E / 45.22583°N 36.59278°E / 45.22583; 36.59278) and 45°12′49″N 36°36′26″E / 45.21361°N 36.60722°E / 45.21361; 36.60722, and a narrow sand bar connecting them all. The two small islands were re-connected to each other by the 2003 construction by Russia of the 4.1 km long Tuzla dam(45°14′39″N 36°35′31″E / 45.24417°N 36.59194°E / 45.24417; 36.59194.

The Tuzla Spit formed the southern shore of the Taman Bay; the northern shore is the Chushka Spit.

See also

45°16′0″N 36°33′0″E / 45.26667°N 36.55000°E / 45.26667; 36.55000