Chilov

Chilov
Çilov adası
Zhiloy
Island of the Baku Archipelago

Map showing Chilov Island off the eastern tip of the Apsheron Peninsula.
Chilov
Map showing Chilov Island off the eastern tip of the Apsheron Peninsula.
Coordinates: 40°20′N 50°35′E / 40.333°N 50.583°E / 40.333; 50.583
Country Azerbaijan
Region Absheron Region
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)

Chilov (Azerbaijani: Çilov adası, also spelt Zhiloy and Jiloi) is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is located off the Absheron Peninsula, 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Baku.[1]

Geography

Chilov Island is located 25 km (16 mi) off the eastern end of the Apsheron Peninsula in the Caspian Sea, 100 km (62 mi) from Baku.

It is 10 km (6 mi) across and has an irregular shape with various headlands and inlets. Its highest elevation is 8 metres (26 ft).

Administratively Chiloy Island belongs to the Khazar district of Baku.

Map of the Apsheron Peninsula with Zhiloy Island off its eastern tip.

History

Oil and gas deposits were discovered near Chilov island by Russian Rear Admiral Count Mark Voynovich while he led an expedition to the Caspian Sea in 1781.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Location
  2. ↑ Oil exploration in Azerbaijan
  3. ↑ Rear Admiral Count Mark Voynovich
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