Crimean Peninsula
Crimea 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. Wikipedia
Area: 10,425 mi²
Coordinates: 45°18′N 34°24′E / 45.3°N 34.4°E
Highest elevation: 1,545 m (5069 ft)
Highest point: Roman-Kosh
Location: Eastern Europe
Pop. density: 84.6/km2 (219.1/sq mi)
Population: 2,416,856 (2021)
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Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation - Wikipedia
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In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula, part of Ukraine, and then annexed it. This took place in the relative power vacuum ...
The peninsula did have important economic and infrastructural ties with Ukraine, but cultural ties were much stronger overall with Russia than with Ukraine, and ...
The western group includes rivers rising from the western part of the Crimean Mountains that flow into the Black Sea. Among these are Chernaya, Belbek, Kacha, ...