Berezan Island

Berezan

Native name: Березань
Berezan Island as seen from a distance.
Berezan
Geography
Location	Black Sea
Coordinates	46°36′N 31°24.6′E / 46.600°N 31.4100°E / 46.600; 31.4100
Total islands	1
Area	0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi)
Length	0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Width	0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
Ukraine
Region	Mykolaiv Oblast
District	Mykolaiv Raion
Administered by	Olvia Preserve
Demographics
Population	uninhabited (2001)
Additional information

Berezan (Ukrainian: Береза́нь; Ancient Greek: Borysthenes; former Turkish: Pirezin) is an island in the Black Sea at the entrance of the Dnieper-Bug Estuary, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Located 8 kilometers from the city of Ochakiv and 4 kilometers from the resort village of Rybakivka [uk]. It is often being confused with the artificial island of Pervomaisky that is located within Dnieper-Bug Estuary. The Berezan island measures approximately 900 metres in length by 320 metres in width, the height of the northern part is 3-6 metres, the southern part is 21 metres. It is separated from the mainland (to which it may have been connected long ago) by about a mile and a half of shallow water. Berezan is an integral part of the historical and archaeological reserve of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine "Olvia". The island is uninhabited. In the summer, archaeological expeditions of the IA NASU and the State Hermitage Museum work here. The archaeological site is regularly destroyed as a result of unauthorized excavations.^[1]