Dear Victor,
Our records indicate that Ukraine certainly claim sovereignty over
Ostrov Zmeinyy. At a meeting between the Ukrainian Foreign Minister - Boris
Tarasiuk and the Romanian Foreign Minister - Andrei Plesu in March 1999, the
maritime boundary issue was discussed and the Ukrainian claim was
reaffirmed. It is understood that the Romanians may well accept the
sovereignty issue, but not the amount of weight that Ukraine wish to give it
in any boundary delimitation.
Kindest Regards
Chris
CHRIS CARLETON, MBE, MILA, MRICS
Head, Law of the Sea Division
UK Hydrographic Office
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> Dear Colleagues, Forgive for troubling you. I am seeking information on
> an
> island in the Black Sea. It is called Ostrov Zmeinyy in the British
> sailing directions , but I have seen a spelling Zmeinyj. It is located on
> the west side of the Sea almost due east of the terminus of the land
> boundary between Romania and Ukraine at 45degrees15' N and 30 degrees 12'
> E. I presume it is now a Ukrainian Island. It was certainly considered to
> belong to Russia. The 1969 Pilot describes it as standing 39.6 metres high
> and surrounded by a continuous cliff 15-21 metres high. In 1969 there was
> asighnal station and a white tower 21.6 metres high surmounted by a light.
> A spit extends 1 nm northeast of the island.
>
> I would appreciate confirmation that the feature belongs to Ukraine and
> any
> information about whether it is claimed by Romania. It would also be
> useful
> to have an indication of its area and whether it is used for anything
> other
> than as a platform for navigational aids.
>
> With best wishes for 2002
>
> Sincerely, Victor Prescott
>
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