Tuzla Spit

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 km. 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 km in width.

Tuzla Spit on a pre-1925 map of the Kuban region

Tuzla Spit consisted of the Tuzla Island (45°16′07″N 36°32′58″E / 45.26861°N 36.54944°E) and two small islands on the Russian side (45°13′33″N 36°35′34″E / 45.22583°N 36.59278°E and 45°12′49″N 36°36′26″E / 45.21361°N 36.60722°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 / 45.24417°N 36.59194°E).

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

The remnants of the Tuzla Spit are now being utilised in the building of the Kerch Strait Bridge.

See also

• 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.

Coordinates: 45°16′0″N 36°33′0″E / 45.26667°N 36.55000°E