Ukatnyy or Ukatny is an island in the northern Caspian Sea. It is located off the eastern end of the mouths of the Volga.[1][2]

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Ukatnyy
Остров Укатный
Ukatny
Disputed island
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Map of Ukatnyy Island
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Ukatnyy
Ukatnyy
Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 49°34′40″E
SeaCaspian Sea
Territory statusDisputed island
CountriesRussian Federation / Kazakhstan
Area
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14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
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Ukatnyy Island is marshy. It has a length of 6.2 km and a maximum width of 4.3 km. It lies in an offshore oil producing area.

Ukatnyy is a disputed island.[3] According to Russia administratively this island belongs to the Astrakhan Oblast of the Russian Federation, but Kazakhstan had assumed the island was part of its historical territory and includes it in its Atyrau Region.[4] Other disputed islands[5] near Ukatny are the following:

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