Nordovy

Island in Dagestan Republic, Russian Federation
Nordovy
Нордовый
Island
44°28′N 46°59′E / 44.467°N 46.983°E / 44.467; 46.983
CountryRussian Federation
Federal subjectDagestan Republic

Nordovy Island (Russian: Нордовый) is a small, uninhabited island in the Caspian Sea. It is located 15 km north of Mys Bryanskaya Kosa, a cape on the western Caspian coast.[1]

The island lies in a NW/SE orientation. It is long and narrow, with a length of 1.2 km and a width of 0.2 m. It is a refuge for a variety of marine birds, who thrive undisturbed by human presence.[2]

Nordovy Island belongs to the Dagestan Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.

References

  1. ^ Location
  2. ^ Geographical data, satellite picture
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