Cheleken Peninsula
Cheleken Peninsula
Челекен полуостров Neftyanoy | |
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Coordinates: 39°29′00″N 53°18′30″E / 39.48333°N 53.30833°E | |
Country | Turkmenistan |
Region | Balkan Region |
Sea | Caspian Sea |
Area | |
• Total | 500 km2 (200 sq mi) |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
The Cheleken Peninsula (Russian: Челекен полуостров)[1] is a peninsula located in western Turkmenistan, in the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea.
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Geography
The Cheleken Peninsula is about 40 km long and 22 km wide. It borders on the Caspian Sea in the west and with the Türkmenbaşy Gulf (former Krasnovodsk Bay) in the north. The peninsula has a continental dry climate with a precipitation of 150 mm/year. The area is desert and the central part is elevated terrain averaging 100 m elevation, with 25 m high cliffs in the central part of the western shore, while the eastern shore is low and sandy.
The Peninsula has two spits or bars at the end running meridionally from north to south; the northern or right spit is also known as the Kafaldja Peninsula, while the southern or left spit running towards Ogurja Ada (Ogurchinsky Island) is known as the Dervish Peninsula. From time to time, such as in 1995, the Cheleken Peninsula becomes an island again when the level of the waters of the Caspian rises.[2] There are mud volcanoes in the Cheleken Peninsula.[3]
Cartography
The Cheleken Peninsula was