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UA-43. May 2015 satellite image of the Crimean Peninsula. Crimea [b] ( / kraɪˈmiːə / ⓘ kry-MEE-ə) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine.
- 27,000 km² (10,000 sq mi)
- Ukraine
- 1,545 m (5069 ft)
- 2,416,856 (2021)
Oct 18, 2022 · October 18, 2022 at 3:52 p.m. EDT. A Russian-controlled chemicals factory in Armyansk, on the Crimean peninsula, in May. (Viktor Korotaev/Kommersant/Sipa USA/AP) 10 min. Countries usually try to ...
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Aug 16, 2022 · KYIV, Ukraine — The Crimean Peninsula dangles off Ukraine’s southern coast like a diamond, blessed with a temperate climate, expansive beaches, lush wheat fields and orchards stuffed with ...
Crimean Peninsula. Crimean Peninsula, peninsula coterminous with the autonomous republic of Crimea, Ukraine, lying between the Black Sea and Sea of Azov and having an area of 10,400 square miles (27,000 square km). The Crimean Peninsula is linked to the mainland by the narrow Perekop Isthmus; Syvash lies between the mainland and the peninsula ...
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Aug 1, 2023 · In years past, people flocked to Black Sea beaches on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. Now, as Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its 18th month, the peninsula is both a playground and a battleground.
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Summary Climate vulnerability of the Crimean Peninsula is assessed based on the temperature and precipitation changes for the period 1991–2021 and satellite-derived drought index (VHI) variations for the period 2001–2021. There is an increase of temperature on average by 0.78±0.01 °C per 10 years in summer, and a slight change in precipitation in June and July (within 2±1%). While in ...
6 days ago · Crimea. Crimea, autonomous republic, southern Ukraine. The republic is coterminous with the Crimean Peninsula, lying between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. In 2014 Russia covertly invaded and illegally annexed Crimea, a move that was denounced by the international community. Area 10,400 square miles (27,000 square km).
