Maican Island

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Maican
Native name: Майкан
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Geography
Location Danube, Chilia branch
Coordinates 45°26′17″N 29°23′41″E / 45.43806°N 29.39472°E / 45.43806; 29.39472Coordinates: 45°26′17″N 29°23′41″E / 45.43806°N 29.39472°E / 45.43806; 29.39472
Length 1.5 km (0.93 mi)[1]
Width 0.7 km (0.43 mi)[1]
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Demographics
Population 0

Maican Island (Ukrainian: Майкан, Romanian: Insula Maican) is a Ukrainian islet in the Danube and allegedly a disputed territory between Romania and Ukraine, although Romania denies it even disputes its status.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Romanian source [1]: 1500 by 800 meters. Ukrainian source: about one-and-a-half kilometers long and 600-800 m wide
  2. ^ "Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi: Statements made by Ukrainian mass media are ungrounded". Kyiv Post. 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2012-10-19. 
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