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Chilov is an island off the Absheron Peninsula, 55 km east of Baku

Baku

Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

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Chilov Island is located 25 km off the eastern end of the Apsheron Peninsula, 100 km from Baku

Baku

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It is 10 km across and has an irregular shape with various landheads and inlets. Its highest elevation is 8 m.

Administratively Chiloy Island belongs to the Khazar district of Baku.

History

Oil

Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

and gas deposits were discovered near Chilov island by Russian Rear Admiral Count Mark Voynovich

Mark Voynovich

Count Marko Vojnović was an Admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy, one of the founders of the Black Sea Fleet.Marko Vojnović was born in Herceg Novi, Venetian Albania . He was a member of the noble House of Vojnović...

while he led an expedition to the Caspian Sea in 1781.

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