Kazantip is located on the top part of the Kerch Peninsula, whose shores are washed by the Sea of Azov. Kazantip and Arabatsky gulfs are located on the territory of this protrusion.
Kazantip Peninsula in its geographical outline has the shape of an ellipse, the longitudinal axis of which is elongated from south-west to north-east direction by 4.5 km, and the transverse axis is extended from south-east to north-west direction by 2.5 km. direction by 2.5 kilometres. The cape island uplift itself was formed by anticlinal uplift, and an ancient bryozoan reef is preserved along the contour of the promontory. bryozoan reef, on the underwater slopes of which colonies of marine animals have long inhabited.
The inner basin of the peninsula is surrounded by an elliptical ridge of limestone. The basin itself is placed on the site of a fold core that was formed by layers of of clay, shell limestone and marl. The peninsula also takes its name from the central basin, which means "cauldron on the hill" in Turkic. ("cauldron" - kazan and tyup - "bottom of the cauldron"). The coastline of Kazantip is covered with shallow "cuts."
The very natural location of Kazantip is very original: the southern part is connected by a low and wide two-kilometre is connected by a low and wide two-kilometre isthmus, and behind it a little further south. is a similar hill on which the town of Shelkino is built. The lowland part of the peninsula seems to be specially created for water sports. The western and eastern part of the cape is covered with sandy beaches and is open for entertainment with the using the power of the wind. On Kazantip thrives kiting, windsurfing and other water sports.
Kazantip Peninsula is unique not only from the geographical side, but also from the zoological and botanical side. zoological and botanical points of view. On the coast opens an amazing views of coves (Laska, Teplaya, Shirokaya), rocks (Camel, Pogogonshchik) and capes (Dolgiy, Bely Kamen, Orel).
The gentle coast allows the coastal waters to warm up quickly enough, in early May the beach season is already open. early May, the beach season opens, which is practically a month earlier, than on the Black Sea. And by the number of sunny days per year, Kazantip is 10 days more than in other resorts of the Southern coast of Crimea.
Old-timers claim that there are many underwater caves below the water level, some of which lead to an underground passage that stretches for several kilometres to the opposite Cape Chegene.
On the territory of Mysovoye, in close proximity to the Kazantip natural reserve, is located archaeological monument "Settlement", the date of construction 1-3 century AD. On the south-eastern side of the peninsula, also outside of the reserve, there is an undeveloped outside the reserve, there is still undeveloped by archaeologists antique ash pit. ash pit. On the most protected territory, east side, Shelkovitsa Bay, there is a settlement excavation, dated 2nd century BC.
On the Kazantip peninsula are held hiking and horseback riding, as well as excursions with a guide.
