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Ukatny Island

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Sea
  
Caspian Sea

Area
  
14.9 km²

Territory status
  
Disputed island

Ukatny Island

Countries
  
Russian Federation / Kazakhstan

Ukatnyy or Ukatny is an island in the northern Caspian Sea. It is located off the eastern end of the mouths of the Volga.

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. 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.

Adjacent Islands

Other disputed islands near Ukatny are:

  • Zhestky (Ostrov Zhestky) 45°54′N 49°24′E. Located about 8 km to the WSW of Ukatny's southern tip.
  • Maly Zhemchuzhny. More a sandbank than a proper island.

    • References

    Ukatny Island Wikipedia
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