List of islands of Ukraine

This is a list of all islands located in Ukraine with an area greater than 3,000 square kilometres (1,158 sq mi) and some of the more important minor islands. Note that during the 2014 Crimean crisis and Russian military intervention, Ukraine lost control over Crimea, which was unilaterally annexed by Russia in March 2014 (most countries continue to consider Crimea to be a part of Ukraine).[1][2][3]

Islands

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Black Sea

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See also: List of islands in the Black Sea
Black Sea islands of Ukraine
Island Ukrainian name[a] Location Area[b] Highest elevation[c] Coordinates
Adalary Rocks Адалари Near Gurzuf, southern Crimea 0.0107 km2 (0.0041 sq mi)[d] 48 m (157 ft) 44°32′32″N 34°17′46″E / 44.54222°N 34.29611°E / 44.54222; 34.29611 (Adalary Rocks)
Berezan Island Березань At the opening of the Dnipro–Buh estuary 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi) 20 m (66 ft) 46°36′00″N 31°24′06″E / 46.60000°N 31.40167°E / 46.60000; 31.40167 (Berezan Island)
Snake Island Зміїний Near the Danube Delta 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) 41 m (135 ft) 45°15′00″N 30°12′00″E / 45.25000°N 30.20000°E / 45.25000; 30.20000 (Snake Island)
Dzharylhach Джарилгач In Kherson Oblast-portion of Karkinit Bay 56 km2 (22 sq mi) 2 m (6.6 ft) 46°01′00″N 32°54′00″E / 46.01667°N 32.90000°E / 46.01667; 32.90000 (Dzharylhach)
Dovhyi Island[e] Довгий Separates Yahorlyk Bay from the Black Sea 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) 3 m (9.8 ft) 46°23′51″N 31°45′06″E / 46.39750°N 31.75167°E / 46.39750; 31.75167 (Dovhyi Island)
Ship Rocks Скелі-кораблі South of Opuk Cape, Kerch peninsula — 20 m (66 ft) 45°00′27″N 36°10′28″E / 45.00750°N 36.17444°E / 45.00750; 36.17444 (Ship Rocks)
St. George's Rock Скеля святого явлення[f] On the edge of Cape Fiolent and south of the Balaklava District of Sevastopol 0.00132 km2 (0.00051 sq mi) 26 m (85 ft) 44°30′06″N 33°30′31″E / 44.50167°N 33.50861°E / 44.50167; 33.50861 (St. George's Rock)
Swan Islands Лебедині острови On the northwest coast of Crimea, in Karkinit Bay 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) 1.5 m (4.9 ft) 45°52′45″N 33°32′38″E / 45.87917°N 33.54389°E / 45.87917; 33.54389 (Swan Islands)
Tendra Spit[g] Тендрівська Коса Sandbar that separates the Gulf of Tendra from the Black Sea 12.89 km2 (4.98 sq mi) — 46°14′24″N 31°37′48″E / 46.24000°N 31.63000°E / 46.24000; 31.63000 (Tendra Spit)
Tuzla Island Тузла In the Strait of Kerch 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi) 1 m (3.3 ft) 45°16′00″N 36°33′00″E / 45.26667°N 36.55000°E / 45.26667; 36.55000 (Tuzla Island)
Pervomaiskyi Island Первомайський острів At the opening of the Dnipro–Buh estuary 0.073 km2 (0.028 sq mi) 8 m (26 ft) 46°34′20″N 31°33′35″E / 46.57222°N 31.55972°E / 46.57222; 31.55972 (Pervomaiskyi Island)
Nova Zemlia Island[h] Нова Земля Located in Musura Bay at the opening of the Danube Delta 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)[i] — 45°11′08″N 29°45′45″E / 45.18556°N 29.76250°E / 45.18556; 29.76250 (Nova Zemlya Island)

Rivers

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See also: List of islands in the Danube
Riverine islands in Ukraine
Island Ukrainian name[a] Location River Area[b] Highest elevation[c] Coordinates
Liubychiv Любичів Located at the administrative border between Chernihiv and Kyiv Oblasts Desna +45 km2 (17 sq mi) — 50°50′51.39″N 30°47′35.05″E / 50.8476083°N 30.7930694°E / 50.8476083; 30.7930694 (Lyubichiv)
Love Island[j] Острів кохання Located in the city of Khmelnytskyi Southern Buh 0.034 km2 (0.013 sq mi) 30 m (98 ft) 49°26′04″N 26°58′29″E / 49.43444°N 26.97472°E / 49.43444; 26.97472 (Love Island)
Kempa Кемпа Located in the city of Vinnytsia Southern Buh 0.027 km2 (0.010 sq mi) — 49°13′57″N 28°29′00″E / 49.23250°N 28.48333°E / 49.23250; 28.48333 (Kempa)
Muromets Муромець Split between Kyiv Oblast and the city of Kyiv Dnipro 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) — 50°30′20″N 30°32′35″E / 50.50556°N 30.54306°E / 50.50556; 30.54306 (Muromets)
Trukhaniv Island Труханів острів Part of Kyiv city's Dniprovskyi District Dnipro 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) — 50°27′48″N 30°32′42″E / 50.46333°N 30.54500°E / 50.46333; 30.54500 (Trukhaniv Island)
Venetsiiskyi Island Венеційський острів Part of the Hydropark neighborhood in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi District Dnipro — — 50°26′27″N 30°34′33″E / 50.44083°N 30.57583°E / 50.44083; 30.57583 (Venetian Island)
Dolobetskyi Island Долобецький острів Part of the Hydropark neighborhood in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi District Dnipro — — 50°27′13″N 30°34′34″E / 50.45361°N 30.57611°E / 50.45361; 30.57611 (Dolobetsky Island)
Rusanivka[j] Русанівка Neighborhood of Kyiv's Dniprovskyi District surrounded by a canal Dnipro — N/A 50°26′21″N 30°35′52″E / 50.43917°N 30.59778°E / 50.43917; 30.59778 (Rusanivka)
Vodnykiv Island Водників острів Part of Kyiv's Holosiivskyi District Dnipro — — 50°20′48″N 30°35′33″E / 50.34667°N 30.59250°E / 50.34667; 30.59250 (Vodnykiv Island)
Zhukiv Island Жуків острів Part of Kyiv's Holosiivskyi District Dnipro 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) — 50°19′54″N 30°36′33″E / 50.33167°N 30.60917°E / 50.33167; 30.60917 (Zhukiv Island)
Monastyrskyi Island Монастирський острів Part of Dnipro's Sobornyi District Dnipro 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) — 48°27′58″N 35°04′27″E / 48.46611°N 35.07417°E / 48.46611; 35.07417 (Monastyrskyi Island)
Khortytsia Хортиця Located near Zaporizhzhia, downstream from the Dnipro dam Dnipro 23.59 km2 (9.11 sq mi) 30 m (98 ft) 47°49′12″N 35°06′00″E / 47.82000°N 35.10000°E / 47.82000; 35.10000 (Khortytsia)
Sahaidachnyi Island Острів імені Сагайдачного Part of Zaporizhzhia city in the Dnipro Reservoir Dnipro 0.059 km2 (0.023 sq mi) 56 m (184 ft) 47°53′01″N 35°06′30″E / 47.88361°N 35.10833°E / 47.88361; 35.10833 (Sahaidachny Island)
Baida[k] Байда Part of Zaporizhzhia city Dnipro 0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi) 12 m (39 ft)[l] 47°50′06″N 35°03′02″E / 47.83500°N 35.05056°E / 47.83500; 35.05056 (Baida)
Kuchuhury Islands[m] Великі і Малі Кучугури In the western part of the Kakhovka Reservoir, near Vasylivka Dnipro 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) — 47°32′44″N 35°12′15″E / 47.54556°N 35.20417°E / 47.54556; 35.20417 (Kuchuhury Islands)
Velykyi Potomkin Island[n] Великий Потьомкінський острів Part of the Kherson urban hromada, located between the cities of Kherson and Hola Prystan Dnipro 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) — 46°34′30″N 32°32′00″E / 46.57500°N 32.53333°E / 46.57500; 32.53333 (Velykyi Potomkin Island)
Kyslytskyi Island Кислицький острів Located in the Chilia branch, one of the Danube's distributary channels near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast that forms the northernmost area of the Danube Delta Danube 57 km2 (22 sq mi) 1 m (3.3 ft) 45°23′30″N 29°05′46″E / 45.39167°N 29.09611°E / 45.39167; 29.09611 (Kyslytskyi Island)
Maican Island Майкан Located between the cities of Kiliia and Vylkove in Odesa Oblast Danube 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) — 45°26′17″N 29°23′41″E / 45.43806°N 29.39472°E / 45.43806; 29.39472 (Maican Island)
Malyi Tataru Малий Татару Located in the Chilia branch, one of the Danube's distributary channels near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast that forms the northernmost area of the Danube Delta Danube 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) — 45°21′0.10″N 29°0′3.70″E / 45.3500278°N 29.0010278°E / 45.3500278; 29.0010278 (Malyi Tataru)
Malyi Daller Малий Даллер Located in the Chilia branch, one of the Danube's distributary channels near the Romania–Ukraine border (close to the Ukrainian village Stara Nekrasivka) in Odesa Oblast that forms the northernmost area of the Danube Delta Danube 2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi) — 45°22′0″N 29°03′0″E / 45.36667°N 29.05000°E / 45.36667; 29.05000 (Malyi Daller)
Velykyi Daller Великий Даллер Located in the Chilia branch, one of the Danube's distributary channels near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast that forms the northernmost area of the Danube Delta Danube 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) 2 m (6.6 ft) 45°22′55″N 29°05′20″E / 45.38194°N 29.08889°E / 45.38194; 29.08889 (Velykyi Daller)
Salmanovskyi Салмановський Located near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast Danube — 6 m (20 ft) 45°27′58″N 29°27′20″E / 45.46611°N 29.45556°E / 45.46611; 29.45556 (Salmanovsky)
Yermakov Єрмаков Located in lower part of the Danube Delta near the Romania–Ukraine border close to the city of Vylkove in Odesa Oblast Danube 23.34 km2 (9.01 sq mi) 1 m (3.3 ft) 45°26′09″N 29°30′00″E / 45.43583°N 29.50000°E / 45.43583; 29.50000 (Ermakov)
Bilhorodskyi Білгородський Located in Sasyk Lagoon at the administrative border between Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion and Izmail Raion in Odesa Oblast Danube — 8 m (26 ft) 45°44′0″N 29°40′0″E / 45.73333°N 29.66667°E / 45.73333; 29.66667 (Bilhorodskyi)
Pivdennyi Island Південний острів Located in the Chilia branch, one of the Danube's distributary channels near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast that forms the northernmost area of the Danube Delta Danube — — 45°26′17″N 29°23′41″E / 45.43806°N 29.39472°E / 45.43806; 29.39472 (Pivdennyi Island)
Shabash Шабаш Located in the Chilia branch, one of the Danube's distributary channels that forms the northernmost area of the Danube Delta, and separated from the neighboring Prorvin Island by the Prorva Channel in Odesa Oblast Danube — 16 m (52 ft) 45°27′54″N 29°43′14″E / 45.46500°N 29.72056°E / 45.46500; 29.72056 (Shabash)
Prorvin Прорвін Located in the Chilia branch, one of the Danube's distributary channels that forms the northernmost area of the Danube Delta, and separated from the neighboring Shabash Island by the Prorva Channel in Odesa Oblast Danube 7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi) 1 m (3.3 ft) 45°27′50″N 29°44′00″E / 45.46389°N 29.73333°E / 45.46389; 29.73333 (Prorvin)
Ochakiv Island Очаківський острів Located in the Danube Delta near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast Danube — — 45°24′35″N 29°40′06″E / 45.40972°N 29.66833°E / 45.40972; 29.66833 (Ochakiv Island)
Ankudinov Анкудінов Located in the Danube Delta near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast Danube 84.49 km2 (32.62 sq mi) — 45°23′00″N 29°40′00″E / 45.38333°N 29.66667°E / 45.38333; 29.66667 (Ankudinov)
Pishchanyi Піщаний острів Located in the Danube Delta near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast Danube — — 45°22′17″N 29°41′24″E / 45.37139°N 29.69000°E / 45.37139; 29.69000 (Pishchany)
Stambulskyi[o] Стамбульський Located in the Danube Delta near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast Danube — — 45°21′27″N 29°39′30″E / 45.35750°N 29.65833°E / 45.35750; 29.65833 (Stambulskyi)
Kubanu Кубану Located in the Chilia branch, one of the Danube's distributary channels near the Romania–Ukraine border in Odesa Oblast that forms the northernmost area of the Danube Delta Danube 48 km2 (19 sq mi) 1 m (3.3 ft) 45°16′37″N 29°42′45″E / 45.27694°N 29.71250°E / 45.27694; 29.71250 (Kuban)

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Links to Ukrainian Wikipedia articles for each island.
  2. ^ a b Islands without a recorded area are marked with a dash (—).
  3. ^ a b Islands without a recorded peak elevation are marked with a dash (—).
  4. ^ Total, collective area of the individual rocks.
  5. ^ Due to its small size and close proximity, the neighboring Kruhlyi Island [ceb] (located at 46°25′37.42″N 31°43′27.01″E / 46.4270611°N 31.7241694°E / 46.4270611; 31.7241694 (Kruhlyi Island)) is typically grouped with Dovhyi Island.
  6. ^ Translates to "Rock of the Holy Apparition". The name St. George's Rock in Ukrainian is Скеля Святого Георгія (Skelia Svitoho Heorhiia).
  7. ^ Although called a spit, the Tendra Spit is separated from the mainland by a narrow strait, thus making it geographically an island. Due to this, it is also often simply referred to as Tendra.
  8. ^ Also known as K Island. The island is divided between Romania (40%) and Ukraine (60%).
  9. ^ This represents the total, geographic area of the island. The area of the island in Ukraine's territory is approximately 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi).
  10. ^ a b Is an artificial island.
  11. ^ Also known as Vyrva (Вирва), Little Khortytsia (Мала Хортиця - Mala Khortytsia), and Kantserivskyi (Канцерівський).
  12. ^ According to some sources, the highest point on the island is 14 m (46 ft).[citation needed]
  13. ^ The Kuchuhury Islands were an archipelago of 13 small islands in the northwest part of the Kakhovka Reservoir. Velyki Kuchuhury (Великі Кучугури, lit. Big Kuchuhury) and Maly Kuchuhury (Малі Кучугури, lit. Small Kuchuhury) were the largest and most prominent of the islands before the destruction of the reservoir and the consequent re-emergence of the Great Meadow.
  14. ^ Also known as Potemkin Island and historically called Maslov Island (острів Маслов).
  15. ^ Also known as Istanbul Island.

References

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  1. ^ Ukraine crisis: Timeline Archived 2021-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News (13 November 2014)
    EU & Ukraine 17 April 2014 FACT SHEET Archived 14 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, European External Action Service (17 April 2014)
  2. ^ "Kremlin: Crimea and Sevastopol are now part of Russia, not Ukraine". CNN. 18 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ "UN officially recognized Russia as an occupying power in Crimea". 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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