Berezan Island
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Berezan Island is a small, historically significant island at the northern end of the Black Sea, known for its ancient Greek colony remains and strategic military importance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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historic site → island → |
| access |
restricted
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| area |
about 0.9 square kilometres
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| associatedWithRiver |
Borysthenes (Dnieper River)
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| colonizedBy |
Milesian Greeks
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ancient Greeks → |
| country |
Ukraine
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| governedBy |
Ukrainian military authorities
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| hasAncientName |
Berezan (Greek colony)
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Borysthenes → |
| hasArchaeologicalLayer |
Archaic Greek period
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Classical period → Medieval period → Modern period → |
| hasCoordinates |
approx. 46.62°N 31.00°E
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| hasEvidenceOf |
Greek inscriptions
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Greek pottery → early Greek trade in northern Black Sea → |
| hasFeature |
archaeological remains
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cliffs → steppe vegetation → |
| hasGraveOf |
Platon Odyntsov (Sailor from Potemkin mutiny)
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| hasMemorial |
monument to sailors of battleship Potemkin
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| hasRemainsOf |
ancient Greek houses
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fortifications → harbour installations → |
| hasStructure |
lighthouse
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military installations → |
| knownFor |
ancient Greek colony remains
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archaeological excavations → strategic military importance → |
| length |
about 0.9 kilometres
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| locatedIn |
Black Sea
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Mykolaiv Oblast → Ochakiv Raion → northern Black Sea → |
| locatedNear |
Dnieper–Bug estuary
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Kinburn Peninsula → Ochakiv → |
| partOf |
Black Sea Biosphere Reserve buffer zone
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| periodOfFlourishing |
6th century BCE
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7th century BCE → |
| strategicImportance |
control of Dnieper–Bug estuary access
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naval outpost location → |
| uninhabited |
true
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| usedAs |
fortified position
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lighthouse station → military outpost → |
| wasSiteOf |
ancient Greek colony
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| wasTradingPostFor |
Greek city-states
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Scythian tribes → |
| wasUsedBy |
Russian Empire military
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Soviet military → |
| wasUsedDuring |
Crimean War
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World War I → World War II → |
| width |
about 0.6 kilometres
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