Chikil
Chikil (), also known as Oblivnoy, is an uninhabited island off the Bay of Baku, Azerbaijan. This island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Dash Zira, Qum Island or Peschanny, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones. Ecology Chikil's surrounding waters are very shallow. There is very little vegetation on the island due to oil pollution as well as other factors. Caspian seals, sturgeon, and numerous types of birds, like teal ducks, herring gulls and grebes, are some of the animal species that can be found on and around the island. See also * List of islands of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan has many islands along the coast of the Caspian Sea. Most are part of the Baku Archipelago. Baku Archipelago * Boyuk Zira or Nargin * Vulf, Kicik Zirə or Vulf * Qum Island or Peschany * Tava Island or Plita Islands located off the ... References Uninhabited islands of Azerbaijan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Islands Of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has many islands along the coast of the Caspian Sea. Most are part of the Baku Archipelago. Baku Archipelago * Boyuk Zira or Nargin * Vulf, Kicik Zirə or Vulf * Qum Island or Peschany * Tava Island or Plita Islands located off the bay These islands are detached from the main group: * Dashli ada * Sangi Mugan or Svinoy * Zenbil or Duvanni * Chikil or Oblivnoy * Qara Su or Los * Xara Zira or Bulla * Qutan Island, Qutan and Baburi Islands or Podvodnyye Islands, Podvodnyye * Adsiz Ada, Dasli Ada or Bezymyannyy * Gil Island (Azerbaijan), Gil or Glinyanyy * Kura Island or Kurinsky * Kura Rock or Kurinsky Kamen * Sara Peninsula Not in Baku Archipelago * Chilov * Pirallahi Island or Artyom Artificial Islands *Khazar Islands *Neft Daşları Islands of Azerbaijan, Lists of islands by country, Azerbaijan Lists of landforms of Azerbaijan, Islands See also {{Portal, Geography, Islands, Azerbaijan * Islands of the Caspian Sea * Lists of islands ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nargin (island)
Boyuk Zira (Böyük Zirə), also known as Nargin, is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is one of the islands of Baku Archipelago located in the Baku bay near Baku city. Nargin Island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Dash Zira, Qum Island, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones. Boyuk Zira is the biggest island that separates the Bay of Baku from the sea south of the Absheron Peninsula. It has a length of 3.1 km, and a width of 900 m. The northwestern side of the island is vertical and steep. There is little vegetation. Caspian seals, sturgeon, and numerous types of birds, such as teal ducks, herring gulls, and grebes are some of the species that can be found on and around Boyuk Zira Island. Toponym A modern name of the island is “Boyuk Zira”, which was also its initial name, and it is originated from the merging of two words – “boyuk” means “big� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vulf
Vulf, or Volf , and also known as Dash Zira ( Azeri: ''Daş Zirə'') or Kichik Zira ''(Kiçik Zirə)'', is an island of Azerbaijan, in the Caspian Sea. The word "Zira" originated in the Arabic word "Jazīra", meaning "island". Vulf is tiny and uninhabited. It is one of the many islands that protect the Bay of Baku. Geography The island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Kichik Zira, Qum Island or Peschany, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Tava (Plita), Khanlar (Ptichiy), Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones. Vulf has an area of approximately 1 km2 (''24.711 acres''). The waters surrounding Vulf are very shallow. There is very little vegetation on Vulf, due to oil pollution as well as many other factors. Caspian seals, sturgeon, and numerous types of birds like teal ducks, herring gulls, and grebes are a few of the species that can be found on and around the island. See also * List of isla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zenbil
Zanbil () is a small Island in the Caspian Sea off the Bay of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is also known as Duvanni Island. Etymology The name Zanbil is Persian (زنبیل) and means "a big basket". The name "Duvanni" (Дуванный), meaning "money" in Russian, is connected to Stepan Razin. Geography The island is part of the Baku Archipelago, located in the Ələt (Alat) municipality area, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Dash Zira, Qum Island, Zanbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones. The area of Zanbil Island is 0.4 km2. Its length is 0.9 km and its maximum width 0.5 km. Zanbil lies NW of Xara Zira and the nearest shore of the mainland is about to the SW. There is a 25 m high mud volcano on Zanbil. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Qara Su
Qara Su, Qarasu or Los Island, is an uninhabited sandy island located south of the Bay of Baku, Azerbaijan. The island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which includes of the following islands: Boyuk Zira or Nargin, Dash Zira, Qum Island, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash, and several smaller ones. Geography Qara Su is an island of tectonic origin. It has a length of , and a width of . It was formerly home to substantial gas fields on the island. Qara Su is located approximately from the nearest shore, the island is surrounded by shallow waters. Ecology There is minimal vegetation on the island due to oil pollution as well as other factors. Qara Su island is home to diverse wildlife, including Caspian seals, sturgeon, and various bird species such as teal ducks, herring gulls, and grebes that inhabit the island and its surrounding area. See also * List of islands of Azerbaijan References Uninhabited islands of Azer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baku Archipelago
The Baku Archipelago is a group of coastal islands close to Baku, Azerbaijan. The waters surrounding the islands are shallow. Islands Besides their Azeri name, most islands have a Russian name that originated in the first modern cartography of the Caspian Sea made by hydrographer Fedor I. Soimonov in the 18th century. The archipelago is made up of the following islands, in addition to a few small sandbanks. Islands located in the bay These are the islands within the Bay of Baku perimeter: * Boyuk Zira or Nargin * Dash Zira or Vulf * Qum or Peschanniy * Tava or Plita Islands located off the bay These islands are detached from the main group: * Chilov or Zhiloy * Sangi-Mugan or Svinoy * Zanbil or Duvanni * Chikil or Oblivnoy * Qara Su or Los * Xara Zira or Bulla * Qutan and Baburi (the Podvodnyye Islands) * Adsiz Ada or Bezymyannyy * Gil or Glinyanii * Kura Island or Kurinsky * Kura Rock or Kurinsky Kamen Ecology The vegetation of the islands in the Baku Archipela ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gil Island (Azerbaijan)
Gil Island, also Glinyanii Island (, Russian: остров Глиняный ''Ostrov Glinyanyy'') is an island of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea. Geography This island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Dash Zira, Qum Island, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan or Svinoy, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones. It lies south of the bay, detached from the group, close to the town of Alat, about 2 km from the nearest shore. Gil Island is about 1 km in length and 0.8 km wide. Gil Island has a long spit extending roughly westward. See also * List of islands of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan has many islands along the coast of the Caspian Sea. Most are part of the Baku Archipelago. Baku Archipelago * Boyuk Zira or Nargin * Vulf, Kicik Zirə or Vulf * Qum Island or Peschany * Tava Island or Plita Islands located off the ... References * Islands of Azerbaijan Islands of the Caspian Sea Mud vo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dashli Ada
Dashli ada (), Ignat Dash or Kamen Ignatiya () is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is one of the islands of Baku Archipelago located in the Bay of Baku, 74 km to the south of Baku. Dashli ada is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Vulf, Dash Zira, Qum Island, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Bulla Island, Khara Zira, Gil Island (Azerbaijan), Gil and a few smaller ones. The island is located 32.2 km east of Cape Bandovan. The closest island to Dashly - Adsiz Ada - is 13.9 km to the north. The island is of volcanic origin and has a mud volcano. Discovery The island was discovered during Russo-Persian War (1722–1723), the island was named ''St. Ignatius Rock'' () on a map drawn by the Russians. The island was named after Ignatius of Antioch because it was explored on his feast day. Volcanic eruptions On July 4, 2021, at 21:51, an 8-minute long strong volcanic eruption from the mud volcano was recorded on the island. The blaze ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been part of a continent. Oceanic islands can be formed from volcano, volcanic activity, grow into atolls from coral reefs, and form from sediment along shorelines, creating barrier islands. River islands can also form from sediment and debris in rivers. Artificial islands are those made by humans, including small rocky outcroppings built out of lagoons and large-scale land reclamation projects used for development. Islands are host to diverse plant and animal life. Oceanic islands have the sea as a natural barrier to the introduction of new species, causing the species that do reach the island to evolve in isolation. Continental islands share animal and plant life with the continent they split from. Depending on how long ago the continental is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sturgeon
Sturgeon (from Old English ultimately from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European *''str̥(Hx)yón''-) is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous, and are descended from other, earlier Acipenseriformes, acipenseriform fish, which date back to the Early Jurassic period, some 174 to 201 million years ago. They are one of two living families of the Acipenseriformes alongside paddlefish (Polyodontidae). The family is grouped into five genera: ''Acipenser'', ''Huso'', ''Scaphirhynchus,'' ''Sinosturio'', and ''Pseudoscaphirhynchus''. Two species (''Adriatic sturgeon, H. naccarii'' and ''Dabry's sturgeon, S. dabryanus'') may be extinct in the wild, and one (''Syr Darya sturgeon, P. fedtschenkoi'') may be entirely extinct. Sturgeons are native to subtropical, temperate and sub-Arctic rivers, lakes and coastlines of Eurasia and North America. A Maastrichtian-age fossil found i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Islands Of The Caspian Sea
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water A body of water or waterbody is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes, but it includes smaller pools of water such as ponds, wetlands, or more rare ..., and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by country or location Africa Antarctica Asia Europe North America Oceania South America Lists of islands by continent Lists of islands by body of water By ocean: By other bodies of water: List of ancient islands Other lists of islands External links Island Superlatives {{South America topic, List of islands of * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uninhabited Islands Of Azerbaijan
The list of uninhabited regions includes a number of places around the globe. The list changes year over year as human beings migrate into formerly uninhabited regions, or migrate out of formerly inhabited regions. Definitions The exact definition of what makes a place "uninhabited" is not simple. Nomadic hunter-gather and pastoral societies live in extremely low population densities and range across large territories where they camp, rather than staying in any one place year-round. During the height of settler colonialism many European governments declared huge areas of the New World and Australia to be ''Terra nullius'' (land belonging to no one), but this was done to create a legal pretext to annex them to European empires; these lands were not, and are not uninhabited. While some communities are still nomadic, there are many remote and isolated communities in the less populated parts of the world that are separated from each other by hundreds or thousands kilometres o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |