Podvodnyye Islands

Summary

The Podvodnyye Islands (Azerbaijani: Qutan Adası[1] and Baburi Adasi[2]) are a small island group off the Azerbaijan coast in the Caspian Sea.[3]

Podvodnyye
Qutan Adasi / Baburi Adasi
Podvodnyye is located in Caspian Sea
Podvodnyye
Podvodnyye
Coordinates: 39°48′7″N 49°27′57″E / 39.80194°N 49.46583°E / 39.80194; 49.46583
Country Azerbaijan
RegionAbsheron Region
Geography edit

The Podvodnyye are a cluster of islets extending for about 7 km in a NW - SE direction.[4] The group is part of the Baku Archipelago, but it lies south of the bay.

The northernmost islet is located 0.8 km from the mainland shore. The largest islet is about 2 km in length, but very narrow.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Qutan Adası, Hacıqabul, Azerbaijan
  2. ^ Baburi Adası, Əli Bayramlı*, Azerbaijan
  3. ^ Places in Azerbaijan - Podvodnyye Ostrova
  4. ^ GoogleEarth
  5. ^ Podvodnyye Ostrova, Əli Bayramlı*, Azerbaijan

External links edit

  • Shipwrecks and Ceramics- Archaeology off the Absheron coast