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
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
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-
Syvash
…Hnyle More; Crimean Tatar: Çürük Deñiz), 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 of the Syvash covers an area of around 2,560 km2 (990 sq mi) and the entire area spreads over about 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi). The Henichesk…
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)