Snake Island
Romanian island in the Black Sea
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Summary
Snake Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,936 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vylkove Urban Hromada[3]
- Country: Ukraine[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Black Sea[5]
- Named after: snake[6]
- Commons category: Snake Island (Black Sea)[7]
- Said to be the same as: Leuke[8]
- Significant event: Snake Island campaign[9], Maritime delimitation between Romania and Ukraine[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Snake Island (Ukraine)[11]
- Described at URL: http://www.hellenica.de/Griechenland/Geo/Schlangeninsel.html[12]
- Population: 0[13]
- Described by source: Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
- Contains settlement: Bile[17]
- Native label: Острів Зміїний[18]
- Different from: Q13537275[19], Isle of Bute[20], Snake Island[21], Zmeiny[22]
- Length: 0.66 km[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 41 m[24]
- Area: 0.17 km²[25]
- Width: 0.66 km[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Odesa Oblast[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Snake Island include it campaign[28], a battle[29], in Ukraine[30].
Why It Matters
Snake Island has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include it campaign[28], a battle[29], in Ukraine[30].