Nordovyy

Nordovyy Island (Ostrov Nordovyy) is a small uninhabited island in the Caspian Sea. It is located 15 km north of Mys Bryanskaya Kosa, a cape on the western Caspian coast.

The island lies in a NW/SE orientation. It is long and narrow, with a length of 1.2 km and a width of 0.2 m. It is a refuge for a variety of marine birds that can thrive undisturbed by human presence.

Nordovyy Island belongs to the Dagestan Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.

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