K Island

Coordinates: 45°10′52″N 29°45′56″E / 45.181164°N 29.765605°E / 45.181164; 29.765605
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Musura Bay, Black Sea
De jure & de facto borders between Ukraine & Romania, Musura Bay, Black Sea, 2011

The K or Nova Zemlya Island (Romanian: Insula K, Ukrainian: Острів Нова Земля), sometimes referred to as the Island of Happiness (Romanian: Insula Fericirii), is a young island of the Black Sea. The island is divided between Romania (40%) and Ukraine (60%).[1][2]

Geography

The island is 7 km long and 80 m wide. It started forming in the early 2000s, is made out of sand, but in the recent years, forms of vegetation have appeared. The K Island and the Sacalin Island are Romania's newest territories and are in permanent growth.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b http://adevarul.ro/life-style/travel/incursiune-insula-k-marea-neagra-mai-nou-pamant-romaniei-1_53eb64540d133766a84079cb/index.html
  2. ^ Науково-дослідна установа «Український науково-дослідний інститут екологічних проблем». "Анотований зведений заключний звіт про науково-дослідну роботу" (PDF). UNECE. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

45°10′52″N 29°45′56″E / 45.181164°N 29.765605°E / 45.181164; 29.765605