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Galerny Island

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GALERNY ISLAND, (Galley Island), situated at the mouth of the Fontanka River about ten hectares in area. The island was extended to the north by narrowing the right branch of the Fontanka River in the late 18th century. A shipyard was built in the island in the early-to-mid 19th century for building rowing boats - galleys (hence the name). Galerny Island was nominally no longer an island after the left branch of the Fontanka River was blocked by a narrow isthmus in the mid-20th century. It is now occupied by the Admiralty Shipyard.

Е. А. Bondarchuk.

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Admiralty Dockyards