Chilov

Chilov (, also spelt Zhiloy and Jiloi) is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is located off the Absheron Peninsula, east of Baku.
Geography.
Chilov Island is located off the eastern end of the Apsheron Peninsula in the Caspian Sea, from Baku.
It is across and has an irregular shape with various headlands and inlets. Its highest elevation is . Its area is about .
Administratively Chiloy Island belongs to the Khazar district of Baku.
History.
Oil and gas deposits were discovered near Chilov island by Russian Rear Admiral Count Mark Voynovich while he led an expedition to the Caspian Sea in 1781.
External links.
[[Category:Islands of Azerbaijan]
[[Category:Islands of the Caspian Sea]]
[[Category:Absheron Archipelago]]