Geographical position of Crimea
In the first records I want to tell about Crimean geography, to be exact about a geographical position of Crimea.
The Crimea is located 44 and 46 degrees of NL, this is southern territory, it corresponds to South of France and Great American Lakes in North America.
The Crimea - part of the continent Eurasia, it is located on equal deleting as from the North Pole, and the equator, the latitude of 45 degrees crosses peninsula, in the north of near Jankoi city.
Main map of Crimea
Territory of Crimea is not big, for comparing - the Crimea is 20 times less on Pireneyskogo Square and Balkan than peninsulas, and 15 times less Asia Minor.
The area of Crimean peninsula makes 26 000 sq.km, the maximum distance from north to south - 205 km, from west to east - 325 km. The narrow eight-kilometer band of sushi in the north (the Perekopsky isthmus) connects Crimea to continent, and 4-5 km - width of the Strait of Kerch in the east (passage length about 41 km) - separate it from Taman Peninsula. Now here big construction project of Kerch bridge is realized.
Relief of peninsula shares on three parts: The North Crimean plain with Tarkhankutsky height (about 70% of territory), gryadovo-hilly plains of the Kerch Peninsula and Mountain Crimea provided by three ridges - Principal (southern), Internal and External (northern), partitioned longitudinal plains. About Crimea Mountain, I will tell in subsequent records in more detail.
Principal ridge of Crimean Mountains - the highest (1547 m, mountain Roman Kosh), represents a circuit of the separate flat-topped calcareous arrays (Yila) divided by deep canyons (Grand Canyon of Crimea). The southern slope of Principal ridge is selected as Crimean subsredizemnomorye. Internal and External ridges form Crimean foothills.
Crimea is washed Black and Azov seas. Expansion of coastline 980 km, from them 76% are subject to corrupting by sea. The largest gulfs on coast of Black Sea: Karkinitsky, Kalamitsky, Feodosiysky. On coast Azov: Sivash, Kazantipsky and Arabatsky. In east of Crimea there is Kerch Peninsula, in the West -Tarkhankutsky peninsula, in the south -Gerakleysky peninsula.
Total length of overland and sea boundaries is more than 2500 km.
Climate of Crimea has various. Climate of Crimea shares on three subbands:
Steppe Crimea (most part of the Crimea, North, West and center of the Crimea).
Crimean Mountains
Southern coast of Crimea
Climate of northern part moderate and continental, on southern coast - with lines similar on subtropical. Average temperature of January from −1 … −3 °C in the north of a steppe zone to +1 … −1 °C in the south of a steppe zone, on the Southern coast of Crimea from +2 … +4 °C. Average temperature of July of the Southern Coast and east part of Crimea: Kerch and Feodosiya +23 … +25 °C. Precipitates from 300 - 400 mm a year in the north to 1000 - 2000 mm in mountains.
In summer (in the second half of July) in steppe part of Crimea the daytime temperature of air reaches +35 … +37 °C in a shadow, at night to +23 … +25 °C. Climate preferentially dry. The Black Sea gets warm to +25 °C in the summer. The Sea of Azov gets warm to +27 … +28 °C.
Mountain Karadag and Eastern coast of Crimea
The steppe part of the Crimea is located in a steppe zone of a temperate climate. This part of Crimea differs in the long droughty and very hot summer and in the soft, low-snow winter with frequent thaw and very changeable weather. For Crimean Mountains the mountain type of climate with the expressed zonation on heights is characteristic. Summer also very hot and dry, winter the wet and soft.
On the territory of Crimea 257 rivers (the largest - Salgir, Kacha, Alma, Belbek), Indole, Biyuk-Karasu, Black, Burulcha flow. The longest river of Crimea - Salgir (220 km), deepest - Belbek (the expenditure of water - 1500 liters a second). In Crimea there are over 50 salty lakes, largest of them -lake Sasyk-Sivash - 205 km ². Salty lakes - sources of therapeutic muds used in SPA.
Crimean mountains and views of southern coast of Crimea
In my opinion, Crimea is the unique territory very favorable for living of human. It is located precisely on the middle, between the equator and the North Pole. Climate, beautiful landscapes and sea coast attract for human in any season. You read my publications, I will return to geographical position of Crimea more than once.
The Crimea is located 44 and 46 degrees of NL, this is southern territory, it corresponds to South of France and Great American Lakes in North America.
The Crimea - part of the continent Eurasia, it is located on equal deleting as from the North Pole, and the equator, the latitude of 45 degrees crosses peninsula, in the north of near Jankoi city.
Main map of Crimea
Territory of Crimea is not big, for comparing - the Crimea is 20 times less on Pireneyskogo Square and Balkan than peninsulas, and 15 times less Asia Minor.
The area of Crimean peninsula makes 26 000 sq.km, the maximum distance from north to south - 205 km, from west to east - 325 km. The narrow eight-kilometer band of sushi in the north (the Perekopsky isthmus) connects Crimea to continent, and 4-5 km - width of the Strait of Kerch in the east (passage length about 41 km) - separate it from Taman Peninsula. Now here big construction project of Kerch bridge is realized.
Relief of peninsula shares on three parts: The North Crimean plain with Tarkhankutsky height (about 70% of territory), gryadovo-hilly plains of the Kerch Peninsula and Mountain Crimea provided by three ridges - Principal (southern), Internal and External (northern), partitioned longitudinal plains. About Crimea Mountain, I will tell in subsequent records in more detail.
Principal ridge of Crimean Mountains - the highest (1547 m, mountain Roman Kosh), represents a circuit of the separate flat-topped calcareous arrays (Yila) divided by deep canyons (Grand Canyon of Crimea). The southern slope of Principal ridge is selected as Crimean subsredizemnomorye. Internal and External ridges form Crimean foothills.
Crimea is washed Black and Azov seas. Expansion of coastline 980 km, from them 76% are subject to corrupting by sea. The largest gulfs on coast of Black Sea: Karkinitsky, Kalamitsky, Feodosiysky. On coast Azov: Sivash, Kazantipsky and Arabatsky. In east of Crimea there is Kerch Peninsula, in the West -Tarkhankutsky peninsula, in the south -Gerakleysky peninsula.
Total length of overland and sea boundaries is more than 2500 km.
Climate of Crimea has various. Climate of Crimea shares on three subbands:
Steppe Crimea (most part of the Crimea, North, West and center of the Crimea).
Crimean Mountains
Southern coast of Crimea
Climate of northern part moderate and continental, on southern coast - with lines similar on subtropical. Average temperature of January from −1 … −3 °C in the north of a steppe zone to +1 … −1 °C in the south of a steppe zone, on the Southern coast of Crimea from +2 … +4 °C. Average temperature of July of the Southern Coast and east part of Crimea: Kerch and Feodosiya +23 … +25 °C. Precipitates from 300 - 400 mm a year in the north to 1000 - 2000 mm in mountains.
In summer (in the second half of July) in steppe part of Crimea the daytime temperature of air reaches +35 … +37 °C in a shadow, at night to +23 … +25 °C. Climate preferentially dry. The Black Sea gets warm to +25 °C in the summer. The Sea of Azov gets warm to +27 … +28 °C.
Mountain Karadag and Eastern coast of Crimea
The steppe part of the Crimea is located in a steppe zone of a temperate climate. This part of Crimea differs in the long droughty and very hot summer and in the soft, low-snow winter with frequent thaw and very changeable weather. For Crimean Mountains the mountain type of climate with the expressed zonation on heights is characteristic. Summer also very hot and dry, winter the wet and soft.
On the territory of Crimea 257 rivers (the largest - Salgir, Kacha, Alma, Belbek), Indole, Biyuk-Karasu, Black, Burulcha flow. The longest river of Crimea - Salgir (220 km), deepest - Belbek (the expenditure of water - 1500 liters a second). In Crimea there are over 50 salty lakes, largest of them -lake Sasyk-Sivash - 205 km ². Salty lakes - sources of therapeutic muds used in SPA.
Crimean mountains and views of southern coast of Crimea
In my opinion, Crimea is the unique territory very favorable for living of human. It is located precisely on the middle, between the equator and the North Pole. Climate, beautiful landscapes and sea coast attract for human in any season. You read my publications, I will return to geographical position of Crimea more than once.