Bolshiye Peshnye Islands | |||||
Native Name: | Большие Пешные острова | ||||
Native Name Lang: | Russian language | ||||
Settlement Type: | Island group | ||||
Coordinates: | 46.7833°N 95°W | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Caspian Sea | ||||
Pushpin Label Position: | left | ||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan | ||||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
Subdivision Name1: | Atyrau Region | ||||
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The Bolshiye Peshnye Islands (Ostrova Bol'shiye Peshnye) is a group of two small islands in the Caspian Sea. It is located 7 km off the coast, 15 km SSE of Peshnoy.[1] [2]
The Bolshiye Peshnye Islands are 2.5 km away from each other. The northern island has a length of 2 km and a maximum width of 0.7 km. The crescent-shaped southern island is 3.2 km long and only 400 m wide on average.[3]
Administratively the Bolshiye Peshnye Islands belong to Atyrau Region of Kazakhstan.