Features of the geological and geomorphological structure of the accumulative formations of the North Pryazovia

The modern geomorphological appearance of the northern coast of the Sea of Azov was formed during the last 2 thousand years under the conditions of modern neotectonics, intensive hydrodynamic regime, and abrasion and accumulative processes. At the same time, most of the accumulative forms of the Northern Pryazovia region – sea spits – were formed.
In geomorphological terms, the spits of the northern coast of the Sea of Azov are lowlands, in the form of sandy and shell peninsulas, which wedge deeply into the water area of the Sea of Azov at an angle of about 45° to the conventional coastline. These spits are oriented in the northeastern and southwestern directions.
The generalization of the results obtained in the course of the research made it possible to establish the main features of the geological and geomorphological structure of the accumulative forms of the North Pryazovia, in connection with the geological structure and marine hydrometeorological conditions; to develop a generalized scheme of morphogenetic dissection of "Azov type" spits.