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__NOTOC__ The Spits of the Sea of Azov are narrow strips of land in the Sea of Azov which can be as long as 112 km (Arabat Spit, the world's longest spits), 45 km (Fedotov Spit), 31 km (Achuevsk Spit), 30 km (Obitochna Spit) and 23 km (Berdyansk Spit). Their total length exceeds 300 km which is larger than the width of the sea (about 180 km). Most of the spits were formed as a result of deposition of sand, silt and shells by the river flows into the Azov Sea bays. Therefore, many spits stretch to the south into the sea and are continuations of the (right) river banks (see table and map). The Chushka and Tuzla spits are located inside the Strait of Kerch; the former spit is formed by the outflow of water from the Azov Sea to the Black Sea and therefore also faces south, whereas the latter is facing north. A major oil spill occurred near those spits on 11 November 2007.〔(EU experts to assess ecological situation in Kerch Strait ), 18 March 2008, kmu.gov.ua〕〔(Oil Spill Near Black Sea Causes 'Ecological Catastrophe' ), Associated Press, 13 November 2007〕 Most spits have triangular base and numerous lagoons on their west side. The ends of some spits are widened and bent westwards. Their shape rapidly varies with time. For example, the Arabat Spit (the largest and most stable spit on the Azov Sea) was formed only around 1100–1200 AD,〔Shutov, Yu. "Арабатская стрелка" (in Russian) Tavria, 1983 (Part 4 )〕 and some spits were partly or entirely washed away by water currents.〔 Many spits are used as resting ground by migrating birds (mostly ducks, geese, swans, sandpipers, great cormorants and seagulls, see e.g. this and this pictures) and therefore some are declared national nature reserves. Examples are Beglitsk,〔(Основные положения о территориальном планировании, содержащиеся в "Схеме территориального планирования рекреационного комплекса прибрежных территорий Азовского моря и Нижнего Дона" ) (in Russian)〕 Belosaraysk,〔(List of nature reserves ) (in Russian)〕 Krivaya〔 and Berdyansk Spits. In addition to bird colonies, Belosaraysk and Berdyansk Spits also host more than 200 vegetation species each.〔〔(Berdyansk Spit ), web site of Berdyansk (in Russian)〕 Berdyansk Spits is remarkable by having one of the oldest lighthouses on the Azov Sea (160 years old). Petrushin Spit is historical in that in 1697, Peter I built a major fortress at its base.〔Ya. Ivanyuk and Yu. Pogoda (After Poltava ) (in Russian)〕 In July 1711, a Turkish landing operation was defeated there.〔A. P. Chekhov (Taganrog ) (in Russian)〕 ==See also== *Sea of Azov 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spits of Azov Sea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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