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Ukatnyy
Остров Укатный Ukatny | |
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Disputed island | |
 Map of Ukatnyy Island | |
  Ukatnyy | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 49°34′40″E / 45.92444°N 49.57778°E | |
| Sea | Caspian Sea |
| Territory status | Disputed island |
| Countries | Russian Federation / Kazakhstan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
Ukatnyy or Ukatny is an island in the northern Caspian Sea. It is located off the eastern end of the mouths of the Volga. [1] [2]
Ukatnyy Island is marshy. It has a length of 6.2 km and a maximum width of 4.3 km. It lies in an offshore oil producing area.
Ukatnyy is a disputed island. [3] According to Russia administratively this island belongs to the Astrakhan Oblast of the Russian Federation, but Kazakhstan had assumed the island was part of its historical territory and includes it in its Atyrau Region. [4] Other disputed islands [5] near Ukatny are the following:
- Zhestky (Ostrov Zhestky) 45°54′N 49°24′E / 45.900°N 49.400°E. Located about 8 km to the WSW of Ukatny's southern tip. [6]
- Maly Zhemchuzhny 45°02′55.9″N 48°18′36.36″E / 45.048861°N 48.3101000°E. More a sandbank than a proper island. [7]
See also
References
- ^ Mapcarta - Ostrov Ukatnyy
- ^ NASA STS106-719-70 VOLGA DELTA, UKATNYY
- ^ Gigantic Oil and Gas Deposits May Be Bones of Contention between Russia and Kazakhstan
- ^ Kazakhstan’s border policy: Russian direction. Part 1
- ^ Moscow's Caspian Claim Built on Shifting Sands
- ^ Geonames - Ostrov Zhestky
- ^ Increasing the primary production of a bay on Maly Zhemchuzhny Island (North Caspian) by means of mineral fertilizers
External links
45°55′28″N 49°34′40″E / 45.92444°N 49.57778°E
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Ukatnyy
Остров Укатный Ukatny | |
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Disputed island | |
|
Map of Ukatnyy Island | |
Ukatnyy | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 49°34′40″E / 45.92444°N 49.57778°E | |
| Sea | Caspian Sea |
| Territory status | Disputed island |
| Countries | Russian Federation / Kazakhstan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
Ukatnyy or Ukatny is an island in the northern Caspian Sea. It is located off the eastern end of the mouths of the Volga. [1] [2]
Ukatnyy Island is marshy. It has a length of 6.2 km and a maximum width of 4.3 km. It lies in an offshore oil producing area.
Ukatnyy is a disputed island. [3] According to Russia administratively this island belongs to the Astrakhan Oblast of the Russian Federation, but Kazakhstan had assumed the island was part of its historical territory and includes it in its Atyrau Region. [4] Other disputed islands [5] near Ukatny are the following:
- Zhestky (Ostrov Zhestky) 45°54′N 49°24′E / 45.900°N 49.400°E. Located about 8 km to the WSW of Ukatny's southern tip. [6]
- Maly Zhemchuzhny 45°02′55.9″N 48°18′36.36″E / 45.048861°N 48.3101000°E. More a sandbank than a proper island. [7]
See also
References
- ^ Mapcarta - Ostrov Ukatnyy
- ^ NASA STS106-719-70 VOLGA DELTA, UKATNYY
- ^ Gigantic Oil and Gas Deposits May Be Bones of Contention between Russia and Kazakhstan
- ^ Kazakhstan’s border policy: Russian direction. Part 1
- ^ Moscow's Caspian Claim Built on Shifting Sands
- ^ Geonames - Ostrov Zhestky
- ^ Increasing the primary production of a bay on Maly Zhemchuzhny Island (North Caspian) by means of mineral fertilizers
External links
45°55′28″N 49°34′40″E / 45.92444°N 49.57778°E
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