| Karkinitska and Dzharylgatska Bays | |||||||
| Map: | Crimea | ||||||
| Relief: | yes | ||||||
| Location: | Ukraine (de jure) / Russia (de facto) | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 46°N 48°W | ||||||
| Area: | 147556lk=onNaNlk=on | ||||||
| Established: | 1976 | ||||||
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Karkinitska and Dzharylgatska Bays (also Karkinit and Dzharylgach Bays) is a RAMSAR site in Ukraine. The two bays (Karkinit Bay and in the Northern reaches of the Black Sea between the Ukrainian mainland and Crimea include several island spits and the Dzharylhach island, one of the largest uninhabited islands in Europe. Human activities (fishing, hunting grazing, etc.) are allowed.
Administratively, it is shared by the Kherson Region and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. There are the Dzharylhach National Nature Park based on the Dzharylhach island and the surrounding waters and the ("Swan Islands") ornithological game reserve.