Ukatny Island

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Ukatnyy Остров Укатный Ukatny
Disputed island
Map of Ukatnyy Island
Ukatnyy
Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 49°34′40″E / 45.92444°N 49.57778°E / 45.92444; 49.57778
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 / 45.900; 49.400. Located about 8 km to the WSW of Ukatny's southern tip.^[6]
• Maly Zhemchuzhny. More a sandbank than a proper island.^[7]

See also[]

• List of territorial disputes

References[]

External links[]

• Astra - a quiet evening in the Caspian Sea near the island of Ukatny
• КАСПИЙСКИЙ САММИТ НЕ СОСТОЯЛСЯ

Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 49°34′40″E / 45.92444°N 49.57778°E / 45.92444; 49.57778

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