St. Ivan Island

St. Ivan Island is the largest island in the , with an area of 0.66 square kilometres. It lies off the near , a town with rich history and a popular tourist place, and is separated by a strait several hundred metres long from the small neighbouring St.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Megalo Nisi”, “Ostrov Ivan”, “Ostrov Sveta Ioanna”, “Ostrov Sveti Ivan”, “Ostrov Sveti Iwan”, “Ostrov Svetilvan”, “Saint Ivan Island”, and “остров Свети Иван”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint George in Sozopol and Holy Virgin Church.

Church
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Church
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Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sozopol and Chervenka.

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is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of on the southern . One of the major seaside resorts in the country, it is known for the Apollonia art and film festival that is named after one of the town's ancient names.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km west of St. Ivan Island.

Town
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is a town on the coast of southeastern . Administratively part of , , is a popular seaside resort. is situated 4½ km west of St. Ivan Island.

St. Ivan Island

Latitude
42.43858° or 42° 26′ 19″ north
Longitude
27.69176° or 27° 41′ 30″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8GJ9CMQR+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4521634
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
726573
Wiki­data ID
Q1636393
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“St. Ivan Island” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Իվանի կղզի”
  • Basque: “San Ivan uhartea”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Иван”
  • Cebuano: “Sveti Ivan”
  • Chinese: “圣伊万岛”
  • Chinese: “聖伊萬島”
  • Croatian: “Sveti Ivan (Bugarska)”
  • Croatian: “Sveti Ivan”
  • Czech: “Svatý Ivan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سانت. ايڤان ايسلاند”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سانت. ايڤان”
  • French: “Ile Saint-Yvan”
  • French: “île Saint-Yvan”
  • French: “Île Saint-Yvan”
  • German: “St. Ivan”
  • German: “Sveti Ivan”
  • German: “Sweti Iwan”
  • Greek: “Νησί του Αγίου Ιβάν”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Αγίου Ιβάν”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Σβέτι Ιβάν”
  • Hebrew: “סווטי איוון (אי)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-sziget”
  • Italian: “Isola di Sant’Ivan”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Ivana sala”
  • Macedonian: “Свети Иван (остров)”
  • Macedonian: “Свети Иван”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øya St. Ivan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “St. Ivan øy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Остров св. Иван”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Świętego Jana”
  • Romanian: “Insula Sf. Ivan”
  • Russian: “остров Святого Ивана”
  • Russian: “Свети Иван”
  • Russian: “Святой Иван”
  • Slovak: “Svätý Ivan”
  • Slovak: “Sveti Ivan”
  • Spanish: “Isla de San Ivan”
  • Spanish: “Isla de San Iván”
  • Swedish: “Sveti Ivan”
  • Turkish: “St. Ivan Island”
  • Ukrainian: “Святий Іван”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sveti Nikola and Budzhaka.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Фар Свети Иван and Monastery St John the Baptist - ruins.

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