Arabat Spit
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The Arabat Spit, or Arabat Arrow, is a barrier spit that separates the large, shallow, salty Syvash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. The spit runs between the Henichesk Strait in the north and the north-
Arabat arrow
The southern part of the spit viewed from Arabat Fortress
Aerial view of the spit between the Syvash lagoons (left) and Sea of Azov (right)
Syvash
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The Syvash or Sivash, also known as the Putrid Sea or Rotten Sea, is a large area of shallow lagoons on the western edge of the Sea of Azov. Separated from the sea by the narrow Arabat Spit, the water
Arabat Spit
…Арабатская коса; Crimean Tatar: Arabat beli), or Arabat Arrow (Russian: Арабатская стрелка), is a barrier spit that separates the large, shallow, salty Syvash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. The spit runs between the Henichesk Strait in the north and the north-eastern shores of Crimea in the south. It is the…
The Salinas (c. 1820)
Soviet soldiers crossing the Syvash in late 1943
Syvash waters turned reddish by Dunaliella salina microalgae
View of Lake Lemuria, one of the bodies of water tinted by algae