Skip to content
Snake Island

File:Селище_Біле,_острів_Зміїний_(2008).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ155868· pop 66· linked from 427 articles

Snake Island

Sign in to save

Also known as Serpent Island, Zmiinyi Island, White Island, Island of Achilles, Leuce, Snake Island, Ukraine

Ukrainian island in the Black Sea

AI overview

Snake Island is a small Ukrainian island in the Black Sea that has become strategically important during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The island matters because control of it affects naval operations and shipping routes in the region, making it a significant military objective in the ongoing conflict.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Snake Island is referenced by 427 other articles, and connects out to Soviet Union, Black Sea and Danube.

The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Achilles, Foreign relations of Romania and Foreign relations of Ukraine.

Its subject is documented across 62 Wikipedia language editions.

Described at

Schlangeninsel

hellenica.de →

Link to a page describing this subject · 13,217 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Named after
snake
Country
Ukraine
Population
0
Area
0.17
Elevation
41
Body of water
Black Sea
Image
Селище Біле, острів Зміїний (2008).jpg
Width
0.66
Length
0.66
Show 5 more facts
Commons category
Snake Island (Black Sea)
topic's main category
Category:Snake Island (Ukraine)
contains settlement
Bile
native label
Острів Зміїний
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~25 min read

Encyclopedic overview

45°15′18″N 30°12′15″E / 45.25500°N 30.20417°E / 45.25500; 30.20417 Snake Island, also known as Serpent Island, White Island, Island of Achilles or Zmiinyi Island (Ukrainian: острів Зміїний, romanized: ostriv Zmiinyi; Romanian: Insula Șerpilor), is a Ukrainian island located in the Black Sea, near the Danube Delta, with an important role in delimiting Ukrainian territorial waters.

The island has been known since classical antiquity, and during that era hosted a Greek temple to Achilles. Today, it is administered as part of Izmail Raion of Ukraine's Odesa Oblast.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Snake Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (9)

On the map

2 mapped locations

Connections

Categories