Dzharylgach

Dscharylhatsch (Ukrainian Джарилгач; Russian Джарылгач / Dscharylgatsch; translated from the Turkish " burnt wood " ) is an uninhabited, island in the Ukrainian Black Sea.

It is equipped with 5605 ha, the largest island in the Ukraine and the Black Sea and a part of a national park.

Geography

The island is located in, under the Ramsar Convention protected, Karkinitska Bay of the Black Sea between the north - west coast of the Crimean peninsula and the mainland coast of the Kherson Oblast. It forms the southern boundary of the Dscharylhatsch Bay, is located at its opposite banks, the city Skadovsk.

Administratively Dscharylhatsch belongs to Rajon Skadovsk in the Kherson Oblast.

Two kilometers before the start of the Spit is the spa resort and urban-type settlement Lasurne ( Лазурне ).

The island has an area of ​​56 sq km ( 5605 ha) and the total length from east to west is about 42 km. The maximum length of the actual island is from east to west about 23 km, and the width from north to south is a maximum of 4.6 km. The length of the Spit, which extends almost to the mainland, is about 19 km with a width of 30 m to 430 m. The highest point is 2.8 meters above the shore of the island. The average height is 0.4 to 0.5 m above sea level.

Climate

The island enjoys a temperate, dry climate. The average annual rainfall is below 400 mm. In winter the average temperature is -1 to -2 ° C, in summer it is 23 ° C.

Flora and Fauna

Dscharylhatsch has clean sandy beaches and mineral springs. In the middle is a source of fresh water, and more than four hundred small salt lakes are scattered throughout the island. The unique flora and fauna is still in good condition. It is a habitat for wild boar, deer, wild sheep, horses and numerous gulls and cormorants. By the decree of the President № 1045/2009 of 11 December 2009 is a part of the island national nature park.