Cape Aya

Cape Aya
Cape Aya
Мис Айя
	Cape Aya
	Location in Sevastopol
Location	Sevastopol, Crimea
Coordinates	44°25′44″N 33°38′56″E / 44.42889°N 33.64889°ECoordinates: 44°25′44″N 33°38′56″E / 44.42889°N 33.64889°E

Cape Aya ("the holy one" in Greek, Άγια) is a rocky promontory jutting out into the Black Sea southeast of Balaklava. This 13-km-long offspur of the Crimean Mountains separates (to the east) from Balaklava Bay (to the west).

The highest point, (literally "Blue Cliff") is 559 m (1,834 ft). The headland is full of grottoes; it is protected as a national zakaznik.^[1]

A storm off Cape Aya is the subject of one of Aivazovsky's paintings. A Soviet guided missile system was located on Cape Aya.

Viktor Yanukovych, the former President of Ukraine, ordered the construction of a luxurious private residence on Cape Aya. The "New Mezhyhyria" was still unfinished when the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution ousted Yanukovych from his post.^[2]

References[]

^ Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Erich Hoyt - 2012 "The area between Cape Aya and Cape Fiolent, included in this MPA proposal, has also been identified as important habitat for all three cetaceans.
^ "В Крыму открыли доступ к мысу Айя, где строили Межигорье-2 - «УДАР»".

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[1] Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Erich Hoyt - 2012 "The area between Cape Aya and Cape Fiolent, included in this MPA proposal, has also been identified as important habitat for all three cetaceans.

[2] "В Крыму открыли доступ к мысу Айя, где строили Межигорье-2 - «УДАР»".

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