Summary
The Chushka Spit (Russian: Коса Чушка) is a sandy spit in the northern part of the Strait of Kerch which extends from Cape Achilleion to the south-west in the direction of the Black Sea for almost 18 kilometres (11 mi).[1][2] Administratively, it belongs to Temryuksky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Chushka Spit
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 Kerch Strait satellite image. LandSat-5. 2011-08-30 | |
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| Coordinates: 45°21′00″N 36°41′41″E / 45.35000°N 36.69472°E | |
| Location | Temryuksky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
| Part of | Tuzla Island Dimensions • Length18 kilometres (11 mi) Geography edit The Chushka Spit forms the northern shore of Taman Bay; the southern shore was formerly the Tuzla Spit. It has many long branches extending to the south and was formerly joined to the Kerch Peninsula by the 1944 Kerch railway bridge. The main harbour on the spit is Port Kavkaz. It is also the terminal of the Kerch Strait ferry line connecting the Taman Peninsula with the Crimea. Ecology edit During a storm in November 2007, a Russian-flagged oil tanker was damaged off the Chushka Spit, resulting in the release of more than 2000 metric tons of fuel oil.[3] Invertebrates such as Mytilus galloprovincialis were badly affected by the spill, but recovered by the following summer.[4] Lighthouse editIn 1914 a lighthouse with a fixed red light at a height of 75.5 feet (23.0 m) was constructed.[5] 
 
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Chushka Spit lighthouse Location of Chushka Spit lighthouse at 45°18′35.3″N 36°38′23.9″E / 45.309806°N 36.639972°E See also editReferences edit
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