Krasnovodsk Peninsula

Krasnovodsk Peninsula
Красноводский полуостров
Peninsula
Krasnovodsk Peninsula
Coordinates: 40°20′N 53°10′E / 40.333°N 53.167°E / 40.333; 53.167
Sea Caspian Sea
Country Turkmenistan
Region Balkan Region

The Krasnovodsk Peninsula (Russian: Красноводский полуостров)[1] is a large peninsula located in western Turkmenistan.

Geography

It borders on the Caspian Sea in the west and with the Garabogazköl in the north and the Türkmenbaşy Gulf (former Krasnovodsk Bay) in the south.

The peninsula is between desert and semidesert with the Chilmamedkum Desert in the east and the Oktukum Desert in the west. The Krasnovodsk Peninsula has a continental dry climate with a precipitation of 100 mm/year. The Peninsula is practically covered by the Krasnovodsk Plateau. The city of Türkmenbaşy is located to the south on the shores of the Türkmenbaşy Bay. Administratively the peninsula is in Turkmenistan's Balkan Region.[2]

References

  1. Красноводский полуостров — статья из Географической энциклопедии.
  2. Igor S. Zonn, Aleksey N Kosarev, Michael H. Glantz & Andrey G. Kostianoy, The Caspian Sea Encyclopedia, p. 256 K

Coordinates: 40°20′N 53°10′E / 40.333°N 53.167°E / 40.333; 53.167

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