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Batkachny Island

Coordinates: 45°43′N 48°26′E / 45.717°N 48.433°E / 45.717; 48.433
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Batkachny Island
Баткачный
Batkachny Island is located in Caspian Sea
Batkachny Island
Batkachny Island
Coordinates: 45°43′N 48°26′E / 45.717°N 48.433°E / 45.717; 48.433
CountryRussia
OblastAstrakhan Oblast

Batkachny Island (Russian: Баткачный) is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is located right off the mouths of the Volga in an area where there are many delta islands.[1]

Batkachny Island has a very twisted shape, with many headlands and inlets. It is separated from the coast by a 1 km wide channel. It has a length of almost 30 km and a maximum width of 10 km.[2]

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Administratively Batkachny and its neighboring islands belong to the Astrakhan Oblast of the Russian Federation.

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45°43′N 48°26′E / 45.717°N 48.433°E / 45.717; 48.433