Belene Island
Belene Island or Persin Island is the biggest island in Bulgarian waters. The island is formed by the Danube River splitting into two branches passing north and south of it.- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Belene”, “Béléné (Ile)”, “Beskutsko-Blato”, “Naturpark Persina”, “Ostrov Persin”, “Persin”, “Persin øy”, “Persina”, “Πέρσιν”, “Беленски остров”, “Остров Персин”, and “Персин”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Construction site of Belene Nuclear Power Plant.
Construction site of Belene Nuclear Power Plant
The Belene Nuclear Power Plant is an abandoned nuclear…Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belene.
Belene
Town
Belene Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Pleven, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.66198° or 43° 39′ 43″ north
Longitude
25.19934° or 25° 11′ 58″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8GM7M56X+QP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Belene Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة بيليين”
- Basque: “Belene uhartea”
- Bulgarian: “Belene”
- Bulgarian: “Белене”
- Bulgarian: “Остров Белене”
- Cebuano: “Ostrov Belene”
- Chinese: “貝萊內島”
- Croatian: “Belene (otok)”
- Croatian: “Belene”
- Czech: “Belene”
- French: “Béléné”
- German: “Belene (Insel)”
- German: “Belene”
- Greek: “Νήσος Μπελένε”
- Hebrew: “בלן (אי)”
- Italian: “Isola di Belene”
- Japanese: “ベレネ島”
- Macedonian: “Белене”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Belene øy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øya Belene”
- Polish: “Belene (wyspa)”
- Polish: “Belene”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Belene”
- Romanian: “Insula Belene”
- Serbian: “Белене”
- Spanish: “Isla Belene”
- Swedish: “Belene”
- Swedish: “Ostrov Belene”
- Turkish: “Belene Adası”
- Ukrainian: “Белене”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dimum and Dekov.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Персин and Kitka.
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