Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof

by Henry Danby Seymour, Henry Seymour

The peninsula of the Crimea is a southern portion of the Steppes of Russia, raised by volcanic action out of nearly the centre of the Black Sea. It is about 200 miles across in a direct line from Cape Karamroún on the western side above Eupatoria to Cape Fanar, the furthest point eastward on the Straits of Kertch, and 125 miles from Perecop to Cape Kíkineis on the southern coast. It contains a population of about 200,000 inhabitants, and covers an area of 10,050 English square miles. The Tauric

ISBN: 9781465549303

289 pages

Published: 1910-01-01

Publisher: Library of Alexandria

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