Tyuleniy Island (Caspian Sea)

Tyuleniy Island (Russian: Тюлений) is an uninhabited island in the Caspian Sea. It is located 47 km eastwards of the western coast of the Caspian Sea, near the entrance to the Kizlyar Gulf.

The island has a length of 10 km and a width of 6 km. There is a weather station on it.

There are many Caspian seals in Tyuleniy, hence its name, which means "seal" in Russian. Since parts of the islands are marshy, there are also many birds.

This island belongs to the Dagestan Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.

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