Kozloduy Island ( bg, остров Козлодуй, ''ostrov Kozloduy'') is the second largest

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

n Danubian island (after Belene Island). Located opposite the town of

Kozloduy Kozloduy ( ) is a town in northwest Bulgaria, located in Vratsa Province, on the Danube River. The city was liberated from Ottoman rule on 23 November 1877 by the Romanian Army under the command of the Imperial Russian Army. Kozloduy is best kno ...

, it is 7.5 km in length and between 0.5 and 1.6 km in width, with an area of 6.1 km². The island raises 3-4 metre above the river and the flora consists of river poplar trees. Birds known to nest on the island include wild geese and wild ducks. As the distance from the bank is 200 m, the island is only accessible by boat.

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* River islands of Bulgaria Landforms of Vratsa Province Islands of the Danube {{Vratsa-geo-stub