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Kura Rock Kür daşı | |
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Island | |
Kura Rock | |
Coordinates: 39°0′54″N 49°20′01″E / 39.01500°N 49.33361°E / 39.01500; 49.33361 | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Region | Aran Region |
Kura Rock or Kura Stone (Russian: Куринский Камень, Kurinskiy Kamen; Azerbaijani: Kür daşı), is an islet off the coast of Azerbaijan.
Geography
Kura Rock is small islet with a maximum length of 0.18 km. It is located 13 km to the east of Kura Island's northeastern end and about 15 km (9 mi) to the southeast of the nearest mainland shore. The Borisova Bank is located to the west of this islet.
Although quite far from Baku, this islet is considered part of the Baku Archipelago. Administratively it belongs to the Aran Region.
See also
References
- Azerbaijan - Island; iTouchMap
- GoogleEarth
- Igor S. Zonn, Aleksey N Kosarev, Michael Glantz & Andrey G. Kostianoy, The Caspian Sea Encyclopedia, page 87
External links
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