Ruins of the 1st Division
Ruins of the 1st Division is a locality in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. Ruins of the 1st Division is situated nearby to the town Kantubek, as well as near the locality Former berth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory.
Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory
Ruins
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Kantubek is a ghost town on Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea. The town is still found on maps but was abandoned in 1992 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rebirth Island.
Rebirth Island
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Vozrozhdeniya Island is a peninsula and former lake island in the Aral Sea. The former island's territory is split between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In 1954, the Soviet Union constructed a biological weapons test site called Aralsk-7 there and on the neighbouring Komsomolskiy Island, which also no longer exists as an island. Rebirth Island is situated 9 km southwest of Ruins of the 1st Division.
Ruins of the 1st Division
- Type: Locality
- Location: Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
45.15021° or 45° 9′ 1″ northLongitude
59.33071° or 59° 19′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8HQX582J+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 441735637OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
“Ruins of the 1st Division” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Развалины 1-ого отделения”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kantubek and Former berth.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Bukhta Udobnaya and Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory.
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