Ukatny Island

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]

Adjacent Islands

Other disputed islands[5] near Ukatny are:

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

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