Kazantyp

45°28′N 35°52′E / 45.467°N 35.867°E / 45.467; 35.867

Designations
Official nameAquatic-cliff complex of Cape Kazantyp
Designated29 July 2004
Reference no.1393[1]
The Kazantip headland.
NASA photograph of Kazantyp.

Kazantyp (Ukrainian: Казанти́п, romanizedtranslit-Kazantyp or Каза́н-Тип, Kazan-Typ; Russian: Казанти́п, romanized: Kazantip, IPA: [kəzɐnʲˈtʲip] or Каза́н-Тип Kazan-Tip [kɐˈzantʲɪp]; Crimean Tatar: Qazan Tip) is a headland (or a cape) located in the northeastern part of the Crimean peninsula on the shore of the Azov Sea. The Crimean Tatar name qazan tüp (dialectal qazan tip) means "cauldron's bottom" referring to its concave profile.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Aquatic-cliff complex of Cape Kazantyp". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.