Svinoy (Caspian Sea)
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Svinoy
Sangi Mugan | |
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  Svinoy | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′N 49°35′E / 39.750°N 49.583°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | Absheron Region |
Svinoy, Sangi-Mugan Island or Muğan daşı (Azerbaijani: Səngi Muğan, Russian: Ostrov Svinoy), is an island in the Caspian Sea located south of Baku, Azerbaijan.
Geography[edit]
This island lies south of the Baku Archipelago, 16 km off the shore. Svinoy is about 1 km in length and 0.6 km wide.[1] Although geographically quite far from Baku, This island is considered part of the Baku Archipelago.
On Svinoy Island, there is an automatic station for the monitoring of local water pollution.[2]
History[edit]
Stenka Razin's Cossacks crushed the fleet of the Safavid Shah Suleiman I of Persia in the waters off Svinoy Island in 1669.[3] The southern bay of the island is an ideal place for underwater archaeology.[4]
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