Baku Archipelago

The Baku Archipelago is a group of islands in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Baku, Azerbaijan. Its islands include natural landforms and sites shaped by petroleum extraction.

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Boyuk Zira: Boyuk Zira is an island in the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan. The archipelago’s largest island is also known by its Russian name, Nargin.
Caspian Sea: The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest inland body of water, bordered by Europe and Asia. It contains the Baku Archipelago and shapes its shorelines and marine conditions.
Caspian Sea oil industry: The Caspian Sea oil industry explores for and produces petroleum from fields beneath the sea and surrounding land. Oil development has shaped infrastructure and work on several archipelago islands.
Caspian Sea pollution: Caspian Sea pollution is contamination of the sea by petroleum, industrial waste, sewage, and other pollutants. Pollution threatens waters and habitats surrounding the archipelago.
Pirallahi Island: Pirallahi is an island in the Caspian Sea, northeast of Baku, connected to the mainland by a causeway. This inhabited island lies among the archipelago’s northern islands.
Absheron Peninsula: The Absheron Peninsula is a landform extending into the Caspian Sea in eastern Azerbaijan. The archipelago lies offshore from this peninsula and the city of Baku.
Offshore drilling: Offshore drilling extracts petroleum or natural gas from wells drilled beneath bodies of water. Platforms near the islands access offshore hydrocarbon deposits.
Marine habitat: A marine habitat is an environment in the ocean or sea that supports organisms and ecological communities. Island shores and surrounding waters provide habitats affected by development.
Chilov Island: Chilov is an island in the Caspian Sea, east of the Absheron Peninsula. Oil extraction has made this island one of the archipelago’s industrial sites.
Baku: Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. The archipelago takes its name from the nearby city.