Insula Șerpilor
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Insula Șerpilor is a small but strategically important Black Sea island known for its geopolitical significance and maritime boundary disputes between Ukraine and Romania.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Sea island
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administrativeUnit | Izmail Raion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 0.17 square kilometres ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Romania (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 45.255°N 30.204°E ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| distanceToRomanianCoast | about 45 kilometres ⓘ |
| distanceToUkrainianCoast | about 37 kilometres ⓘ |
| elevation | up to about 41 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
affects exclusive economic zone and continental shelf claims in the Black Sea
ⓘ
important for control of offshore hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Snake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse | yes ⓘ |
| hasRomanianName | Insula Șerpilor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRussianName | Змеиный остров NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUkrainianName | Острів Зміїний NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalControl |
Kingdom of Romania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICJJudgmentDate | 3 February 2009 ⓘ |
| ICJJudgmentEffect | limited effect on Romania–Ukraine maritime boundary ⓘ |
| involvedIn | maritime boundary dispute between Romania and Ukraine ⓘ |
| length | approximately 662 metres ⓘ |
| lighthouseBuiltBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lighthouseRebuiltBy | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Black Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Danube Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeDelimitationRulingBy | International Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPort |
Port of Odesa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Sulina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Ukrainian defenders’ radio message to Russian warship in February 2022 ⓘ |
| occupiedBy | Russian forces in 2022 ⓘ |
| partOf | Odesa Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retakenBy | Ukraine in 2022 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls approaches to the Danube Delta and northwestern Black Sea shipping lanes
ⓘ
hosts military and radar installations ⓘ |
| subjectOf | case Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Soviet Union in 1948 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border guard station
ⓘ
lighthouse station ⓘ military outpost ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf | military actions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ |
| width | approximately 440 metres ⓘ |
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