Tarkhankut Peninsula

Tarkhankut Peninsula
Peninsula
Tarkhankutskyi Peninsula
The coastline to the east of Cape Tarkhankut
Tarkhankut Peninsula
Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 32°40′00″E / 45.4167°N 32.6667°E / 45.4167; 32.6667
Location	Crimea
Part of	Crimea

The Tarkhankut Peninsula (Ukrainian: Тарханкутський півострів, romanized: Tarkhankutskyi pivostriv; Crimean Tatar: Tarhanqut yarımadası; Russian: Тарханкутский полуостров) is the peninsula which constitutes the western extremity of Crimea into the Black Sea. Its northern shore is a southern coast of the Karkinit Bay.^[1] Its westernmost point is Cape Prybiynyi [uk]; to the south of it is Cape Tarkhankut. The terrain of the peninsula is the Tarkhankut Highlands.