Snake Island (Black Sea)
| Native name: Insula Serpilor | |
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 Snake Island
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| Geography | |
| Location | Black Sea |
| Coordinates | 45°15′N 30°12′E / 45.250°N 30.200°E |
| Area | 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) |
| Length | 0.662 km (0.4113 mi) |
| Width | 0.440 km (0.2734 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Highest point | N/An |
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Ukraine
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| Demographics | |
| Population | Around 100 |
| Snake Island Lighthouse | |
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| Mаяк | |
The lighthouse on the background in 1896.
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| General information | |
| Type | service |
| Town or city | Bile (Vylkove) |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Elevation | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Completed | autumn 1842 |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Black Sea Fleet |
Coordinates: 45°15′18″N 30°12′15″E / 45.25500°N 30.20417°E Snake Island (Greek: "Fidonisi" - Φιδονήσι), also known as Serpent Island (Romanian: Insula Șerpilor, Ukrainian: Зміїний), is an island located in the Black Sea, near the Danube Delta.
The island is populated. A rural settlement of Bile was established in February 2007.
The islet was part of border dispute between Romania and Ukraine in 2004–2009, during which Romania contested technical definition of the island and borders around it. The territorial limits of the continental shelf around Snake Island were delineated by the International Court of Justice in 2009.
Snake Island is an igneous rock formation located 35 km from the coast, east of the mouth of the Danube River. The island's coordinates are 45°15′18″N 30°12′15″E / 45.25500°N 30.20417°E. The island is X-shaped, 690 meters from S-W to N-E by 682 meters from N-W to S-E, covering an area of 0.205 km2. The highest area is 41 metres (135 ft) above sea level. The island does not have a prominently featured mountain, but rather a low-slope hill.
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