Chechen' Island
Russian: Остров Чечень | |
|---|---|
 Location of Chechen Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Caspian Sea |
| Coordinates | 43°57′58″N 47°45′22″E / 43.966°N 47.756°ECoordinates: 43°57′58″N 47°45′22″E / 43.966°N 47.756°E |
| Area | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Width | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Republic | Dagestan |
| Demographics | |
| Population | No permanent residents |
Chechen Island (Russian: Остров Чечень; Ostrov Chechen') is a coastal island on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. It is located 20 km east of Krainovka right off the headland on the northern tip of the Agrakhan Peninsula.[1] This island belongs to the Republic of Dagestan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.[2]
The island has a length of 15 kilometres (9 mi) and a maximum width of 10 km. The sea around Chechen Island usually freezes between January and March. Adjacent islands include Lopatin Island (also known as Lopatina), Bazar, Prygunki, Pichuzhonok and Yaichnyy Island and are collectively known as the 'Chechen Archipelago'.[3]
Etymology
In the morning of the tenth day of the month at about 7 o'clock we left for the island of Chechen'. It got its name from an ethnic group that lives in the mountains - Chechens. They go fishing here.[5]
Ecology
There are many birds on Chechen Island, especially seagulls.[6] In very cold winters herds of Saiga tatarica find refuge in the island.[3]
 1721 Van Verden map of the Caspian Sea with Chechen Island. |
References
- ^ Worldmaps - Location
- ^ Dagestan[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Архипелаг Чечень". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ Igor S. Zonn, Aleksey N. Kosarev, Michael Glantz, Andrey G. Kostianoy. The Caspian Sea Encyclopedia. — Springer Science & Business Media, 2010. — 523 с. — ISBN 978-3-642-11524-0
- ^ Гмелин С. Г. Путешествие по России для исследования трех царств естества. Том 3, ч.1,
- ^ Caspian Sea Biodiversity Project
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