List of islands in the Danube
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This is a list of island
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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s in the Danube River
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
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- Ada KalehAda KalehAda Kaleh was a small island on the Danube populated mostly by Turks that was submerged during the construction of the Iron Gates hydroelectric plant in 1970. The island was about 3 km downstream from Orşova and measured 1.75 by 0.4–0.5 km....
- Balta IalomiţeiBalta IalomiteiBalta Ialomiţei is an island on the Danube, located in Ialomiţa County and Călăraşi County, Romania. It is surrounded by two branches of the Danube, named "Borcea" and "Dunărea Veche". Originally, the island was covered with marshes, woods, lakes and ponds, but some of the land was reclaimed for...
- Belene IslandBelene IslandBelene 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. The international frontier between Bulgaria and Romania follows the north branch of the river and therefore Belene Island...
- Csepel IslandCsepel IslandCsepel Island is the largest island of the River Danube in Hungary. It is 48 km long; its width is 6–8 km. Its area comprises 257 km². The word Csepel is pronounced CHE-pel....
- DonauinselDonauinselThe Donauinsel is a long, narrow island, in central Vienna, Austria, between the Danube river and the parallel excavated channel Neue Donau . The island is 21.1 km in length, but is only 70–210 metres broad...
- Great Brăila IslandGreat Braila IslandThe Great Brăila Island is an island on the Danube river in the Brăila County, Romania. It has on average 60 km length and 20 km width, with a total area of 710 km²...
- Great War IslandGreat War IslandGreat War Island is a river island in Belgrade, capital of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of Sava and Danube rivers. Though uninhabited, the island is part of the Belgrade City proper, and belongs to the city municipality of Zemun.-Location:...
- Island of VukovarIsland of VukovarThe Island of Vukovar is a disputed island on the river Danube. It is situated close to the city of Vukovar.During the existence of Yugoslavia this island was part of Croatia. In the Croatian War of Independence, the Yugoslav People's Army and Serbian paramilitary forces occupied the island.In...
- Island of ŠarengradIsland of ŠarengradIsland of Šarengrad is a Danube river island situated close to the village of Šarengrad in Croatia. The island was formed in 1909 with the construction of the Mohovo-Šarengrad canal....
- Koviljski Rit
- Kozloduy IslandKozloduy IslandKozloduy Island is the second largest Bulgarian Danubian island . Located opposite the town of Kozloduy, it is 7.5 km in length and between 0.5 and 1.6 km in width, with an area of 6.1 km²....
- Krčedinska Ada
- Lupa Island
- Margaret IslandMargaret IslandMargaret Island is a long island, 500 metres wide, in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, Hungary. It belongs administratively to the 13th district. The island is mostly covered by landscape parks, and is a popular recreational area. Its medieval ruins are reminders of its importance...
- Óbuda IslandÓbuda IslandObuda Island is one of the Danube's islands in Budapest III. district in the administrative area. The Sziget Festival is held here every year.- Name:...
- Ostrovul CiocăneştiOstrovul CiocăneştiOstrovul Ciocăneşti is an island on the Danube in the proximity of Ciocăneşti, Călăraşi County, Romania. It is a nature reserve and a Special Protection Area....
- Ostrovul Mare, IslazOstrovul Mare, IslazOstrovul Mare is a natural reserve, an island on Danube together with Ostrovul Calnovăţ, in the proximity of Islaz. On the island is breeding a colony of Pygmy Cormorant....
- Ostrvo (Kostolac)
- Szentendre Island
- Vardim IslandVardim IslandVardim Island is the third largest Bulgarian Danubian island . Located east of the town of Svishtov, opposite the village of Vardim and part of the Belene Danubian Archipelago, it is a protected wetland and bird nesting area of national importance.The island lies about 300 m north of the...
- Žitný ostrovŽitný ostrovŽitný ostrov, also called Veľký Žitný ostrov to differentiate it from Malý Žitný ostrov , is a river island in southwestern Slovakia, extending from Bratislava to Komárno. It lies between the Danube and its tributary Little Danube and is a major part of the Danubian Flat...