Crimea
peninsulae on the northren coast o the Black Sea
Coordinates: 45°18′N 34°24′E / 45.3°N 34.4°E
The Crimean Peninsula (Roushie: Крымский полуостров, Ukrainian: Кримський півострів, Crimean Tatar: Къырым ярымадасы), kent simply as Crimea an aw on the northern coast o the Black Sea is locatit sooth o the Ukrainian region o Kherson an wast o the Roushie region o Kuban. The peninsula is amaist completely surroondit bi twa seas: the Black Sea an the smawer Sea o Azov tae the east. It is connectit tae Kherson bi the Isthmus of Perekop an is separatit frae Kuban bi the Strait o Kerch. The Arabat Spit is locatit tae the northeast; a narrae strip o laund that separates a seestem o lagoons namit Sivash frae the Sea o Azov.
| Geografie | |
|---|---|
| Location | Eastren Europe |
| Coordinates | 45°18′N 34°24′E / 45.3°N 34.4°E |
| Adjacent bouks o watter | |
| Largest city | Sevastopol |
| Aurie | 27,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi) |
| Heichest elevation | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Federal destrict | Crimean Federal Destrict |
| Federal subjects | Republic o Crimea Sevastopol[1] |
| Regions | Autonomous Republic o Crimea Sevastopol Kherson Oblast (northren pairt o Arabat Spit, Henichesk Raion) |
| Demografics | |
| Demonym | Crimean |
| Population | 2.4 million[citation needit] (2007) |
| Ethnic groups | Roushies Ukrainians Crimean Tatars |
References
eedit- ↑ "Treaty to accept Crimea, Sevastopol to Russian Federation signed". rt.com. Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”. 18 Mairch 2014. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2014.