Tarkhankut Peninsula | |
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Tarkhankutskyi Peninsula | |
Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 32°40′00″E / 45.4167°N 32.6667°E | |
Location | Crimea |
Part of | Crimea |
The Tarkhankut Peninsula ( Ukrainian: Тарханкутський півострів, romanized: Tarkhankutskyi pivostriv; Crimean Tatar: Tarhanqut yarımadası; Russian: Тарханкутский полуостров) is the peninsula which constitutes the western extremity of Crimea into the Black Sea. Its northern shore is a southern coast of the Karkinit Bay. [1] Its westernmost point is Cape Prybiynyi ; to the south of it is Cape Tarkhankut. The terrain of the peninsula is the Tarkhankut Highlands.
Cape Tarkhankut is a south-western cape of the Peninsula. [2] The Tarkhankut Lighthouse is located on the cape.
The Tarkhankut Upland or Tarkhankut Hills is an upland that constitutes the Tarkhankut Peninsula. [3]
The Tarkhankut Wind Farm is located by the Donuzlav lake on the Tarkhankut Upland. [4]
The Donuzlav Lake ( Ukrainian: Донузлав) is a salty lake that is connected to the Black Sea via a ship channel and located at the southern shores of the peninsula.
During the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Russian Armed Forces stationed the 3rd Radio Engineering Regiment to the region. The area was also equipped with S-400 missile system for air defense. On August 23, 2023, the Ukrainian military allegedly destroyed the site. [5]
Tarkhankut Peninsula | |
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Tarkhankutskyi Peninsula | |
Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 32°40′00″E / 45.4167°N 32.6667°E | |
Location | Crimea |
Part of | Crimea |
The Tarkhankut Peninsula ( Ukrainian: Тарханкутський півострів, romanized: Tarkhankutskyi pivostriv; Crimean Tatar: Tarhanqut yarımadası; Russian: Тарханкутский полуостров) is the peninsula which constitutes the western extremity of Crimea into the Black Sea. Its northern shore is a southern coast of the Karkinit Bay. [1] Its westernmost point is Cape Prybiynyi ; to the south of it is Cape Tarkhankut. The terrain of the peninsula is the Tarkhankut Highlands.
Cape Tarkhankut is a south-western cape of the Peninsula. [2] The Tarkhankut Lighthouse is located on the cape.
The Tarkhankut Upland or Tarkhankut Hills is an upland that constitutes the Tarkhankut Peninsula. [3]
The Tarkhankut Wind Farm is located by the Donuzlav lake on the Tarkhankut Upland. [4]
The Donuzlav Lake ( Ukrainian: Донузлав) is a salty lake that is connected to the Black Sea via a ship channel and located at the southern shores of the peninsula.
During the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Russian Armed Forces stationed the 3rd Radio Engineering Regiment to the region. The area was also equipped with S-400 missile system for air defense. On August 23, 2023, the Ukrainian military allegedly destroyed the site. [5]