St. Thomas Island (Snake Island)

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St. Thomas Island (Bulgarian: остров Св. Тома, ostrov sv. Toma) or Zmiyski Ostrov (Змийски остров, Snake Island), is a Bulgarian island in the Black Sea.
There are a lot of snakes on the island and this is the main reason some people to call it – The Snake Island. It occupies territory from 0,012-0,015 km² (0,005-0,006 mi²). The reserve “Snake Island” is one of the few places in Bulgaria, where wild cacti grow. The island is part of the Ropotamo Nature Reserve and lies 0.4 km (0.2 nmi) southeast of Humata Cape in Arkutino Bay.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Thomas_Island
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Coordinates:   42°20'29"N   27°44'2"E

Comments

  • Very nice place."Zmeyaskiy ostrov" have name from big population of no poison water snakes Natrix tesselata.
  • Nowadays wild cacti can be found on many other locations all around Bulgaria. To see just several of them check this link: http://www.strannik.bg/search?q=%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0+%D1%81+%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8F%D1%89%D0%B8+%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8
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