Zmiinyi Island
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Zmiinyi Island is a small but strategically important Black Sea island off the coast of Ukraine, known for its military significance and symbolic role in the Russia–Ukraine conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zmiyinyy Island | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
landform ⓘ |
| area | about 0.17 square kilometres ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 45.255°N 30.204°E ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| disputedIn | Romania–Ukraine maritime boundary case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 41 metres ⓘ |
| event |
Russian attack on Ukrainian garrison in February 2022
ⓘ
Ukrainian defenders’ radio message telling Russian warship to go away with profanity in 2022 ⓘ temporary occupation by Russian forces in 2022 ⓘ withdrawal of Russian forces in mid‑2022 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate continental with maritime influence ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Snake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited vegetation
ⓘ
rocky terrain ⓘ steep shores ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
helipad
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ military facilities ⓘ pier ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| hasNameInRomanian | Insula Șerpilor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInUkrainian | Острів Зміїний NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Bile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICJJudgmentYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military significance in the Russia–Ukraine conflict
ⓘ
symbolic role in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ |
| length | about 690 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Black Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOblast | Odesa Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Black Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Snake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Danube Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ukrainian exclusive economic zone
ⓘ
territorial waters of Ukraine ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls approaches to the Danube Delta
ⓘ
hosts military and radar installations ⓘ important for control of northwestern Black Sea shipping lanes ⓘ |
| subjectOfDecisionBy | International Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air and sea monitoring
ⓘ
border control ⓘ coastal surveillance ⓘ |
| width | about 560 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zmiyinyy Island