Yeysk Spit or Kosa Yeyskaya () is an alluvial sandy spit in the
Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov is an inland Continental shelf#Shelf seas, shelf sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, and sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. The sea is bounded by Ru ...
, part of the Yeysk Peninsula. The central resort area of the city of
Yeysk
Yeysk () is a port and a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the shore of the Taganrog Gulf of the Sea of Azov. The town is built primarily on the Yeysk Spit, which separates the Yeya River from the Sea of Azov. Population:
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On 13 March 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
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Spits of the Sea of Azov
Spit or Spits may refer to:
Common uses
* Spit (archaeology), a term for a unit of archaeological excavation
* Spit (landform), a section of land that extends into a body of water
* Spit or rotisserie, a rotating device used for cooking by roa ...