Tarkhankut_Peninsula

Tarkhankut Peninsula

Tarkhankut Peninsula

Peninsula in 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 [uk]; to the south of it is Cape Tarkhankut. The terrain of the peninsula is the Tarkhankut Highlands.

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Geography

Cape Tarkhankut

Cape Tarkhankut is a south-western cape of the Peninsula.[2] The Tarkhankut Lighthouse is located on the cape.

Tarkhankut Upland

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]

Donuzlav

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.

History

Russo-Ukrainian War

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 successfully destroyed this missile system through an aerial strike. [5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Article "Тарханкутский полуостров" in Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. [2]
    "Мыс Тарханкут (Тархан-Кут) – самая западная точка Крымского полуострова"
  3. [3]
    Article "Тарханкутский полуостров" in Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. [4]
    THE NATIONAL STRATEGY OF UKRAINE FOR JOINT IMPLEMENTATION AND EMISSIONS TRADING PROJECT PIPELINE Kyiv, 2003 (retrieved July 12, 2015)
  5. [5]
    "Ukraine wipes out Russian missile system in occupied Crimea". The Kyiv Independent. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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