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    Hrušov reservoirSlovakia

    48°03′N 17°13′E

    Benkove ostrovy

    6 ha) which are located in the Gabčíkovo water reservoir south of Bratislava, west from Kalinkovo village. They were built in 2006 and 2007 as part of flood protection for the Slovak capital, Bratislava.

    Overview

    Benkove ostrovy is group of twelve islets (0.6 ha) which are located in the Gabčíkovo water reservoir south of Bratislava, west from Kalinkovo village. They were built in 2006 and 2007 as part of flood protection for the Slovak capital, Bratislava. The islets, and their structure, were proposed and built to facilitate breeding waterbirds which have few possibilities for breeding after the construction of the Gabčíkovo water reservoir in 1992.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets17
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Islets

    17
    • Unnamed island131 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island131 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island132 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island132 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island131 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island131 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island131 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island132 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island132 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island132 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island131 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island132 m · 0.2 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

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    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs