Islands
Canals, built within Moscow city limits, form a number of islands. Some of them have names in Russian, some have none. Major, permanent islands (east to west) are:
- Serebryany Bor. Separated from the mainland in 1930s
- Tatarskaya Poima, commonly known as Mnevniki. Separated from the mainland in 1930s
- Balchug Island, also known as Bolotny Ostrov, lying just opposite the Kremlin. The island was formed by construction of Vodootvodny Canal in 1780s, and has no official name in Russian. Moscow residents informally call it "Bolotny Ostrov" (Bog Island) while members of Moscow's English-speaking community refer to it as Balchug.
- One uninhabited island north from Nagatino
- Three uninhabited islands east from Nagatino, connected by Pererva dam and lock system
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