Yeysk Spit
Sandbar in the Sea of Azov
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Yeysk Spit or Kosa Yeyskaya (Russian: Ейская коса)[1][2] is an alluvial sandy spit in the Sea of Azov, part of the Yeysk Peninsula. The central resort area of the city of Yeysk.[3] The length of the sand spit is about 3 km, but before the 1914 storm, it reached 9 km.[4]
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Yeysk Spit
Kosa Yeyskaya | |
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Protective stone pier at the end of the Yeysk Spit | |
  Yeysk Spit  Yeysk Spit | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′11″N 38°15′56″E | |
| Location | Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
History
On 13 March 1914 a strong hurricane broke out, part of the spit was washed away, its stem was cut away and it turned into an island.
