Tuzla Spit

Tuzla Spit or Kosa 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 kilometres (6.8 mi).

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Spit
Tuzla Spit on a 1902 map of the Strait of Kerch.
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Coordinates: 45°16′0″N 36°33′0″E
Location	Krasnodar Krai, Russia, Ukraine
Part of	Tuzla Island

History

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 kilometer in width.

Tuzla Spit consisted of the Tuzla Island (45°16′07″N 36°32′58″E) and two small islands on the Russian side (45°13′33″N 36°35′34″E and 45°12′49″N 36°36′26″E), 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).

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

Crimean bridge

The remnants of the Tuzla Spit were utilized in the building of the Crimean Bridge.

Former Tuzla Spit and Tuzla Island in Kerch Strait connected with mainland via Crimean Bridge.

See also

• Spits of the Sea of Azov
• Dolgaya Spit
• Arabat Spit

External links

• «Остров Тузла» — Севастополь «ОК», № 1-2, 2000 г.
• «Коса Тузла» — Тамань. Ру > Фотогалерея > Коса Тузла
• Фотография окончания искусственной косы с воздуха
• Лист карты L-37-98 Тамань. Масштаб: 1 : 100 000. Состояние местности на 1988 год. Издание 1989 г.
• Лист карты L-37-XXV Аршинцево. Масштаб: 1:200 000. Издание 1982 г.