It extends from Cape Achilleion and the town of Ilich [ru] to the south-west in the direction of the Black Sea for almost 18 kilometres (11 mi).

[1][2] Administratively, it belongs to Temryuksky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

In 1914 a lighthouse with a fixed red light at a height of 75.5 feet (23.0 m) was constructed.

As well as freight being shipped through the port, it is the terminal of the Kerch Strait ferry line connecting the Taman Peninsula with Crimea.

[4] Invertebrates such as Mytilus galloprovincialis were badly affected by the spill, but recovered by the following summer.