Kamenny Islands
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Russian Federation | |
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Kamenny Islands (Russian: Каменные острова, Kamenny Ostrova, meaning 'Stony Islands') are a group of three islands in the Neva delta, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Geography
The three islands are flat. They are divided by channels and have bridges connecting each other, as well as the group with the mainland. The Kamenny Islands are part of the city of Saint Petersburg.
Kamenny Island
Kamenny Island (Russian: Каменный остров, meaning 'Stone Island'), with an area of 1.06 km2, it is the easternmost island and gives its name to the group.[2] It was renamed as Workers' Island (Russian: остров Трудящихся) in Soviet times.[3] Since that era and to this day, government residences have been located on Kamenny Island.
Yelagin Island
Yelagin Island (Russian: Елагин остров) lies in the centre/north, where the Yelagin Palace is located.[4]
Krestovsky Island
Krestovsky Island (Russian: Крестовский остров) is the westernmost and largest island. It is the location of the Kamenny Island Palace.[5]
History of Kamenny Island
During the 19th century, the island was home to summer retreats ("
To the west lies a park with numerous mansions from the beginning of the 20th century, and some of the finest
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Malaya Nevka River . |
Further reading
- Витязева В. А. Каменный остров. Л., 1975.
References
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "Kamenniy ostrov". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Городские имена сегодня и вчера: Ленинградская топонимика/Сост С. Алексеева, А. Владимирович, А. Ерофеев и др. — Л.:Добровольное общество любителей книги РСФСР, Ленингр. орг-ция/РПК «ЛИК»,1990 — с.24
- ^ "Elagin ostrov". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Krestovskiy ostrov". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 September 2016.