Zuqar Island
Island in southern Red Sea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zuqar Island (Arabic: جزيرة زقر, Jabal Zuqar) is an island in the Red Sea that belongs to Yemen. It lies between the coasts of mainland Yemen and Eritrea, near the Bab-el-Mandeb straits which connect the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Despite its proximity to the African continent, Zuqar Island is considered a part of Asia because it sits on the Asian continental shelf. It is appropriately 130 km2.
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Quick Facts Native name: Arabic: جزيرة زقر, Jabal Zuqar, Geography ...
Native name: Arabic: جزيرة زقر, Jabal Zuqar | |
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Location | Red Sea |
Coordinates | 14.024°N 42.765°E / 14.024; 42.765 |
Archipelago | Hanish Islands |
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The island consists of a shield volcano overlain by basaltic pyroclastic cones and spatter cones which produced youthful-looking pahoehoe lava flows. Several small coastal cones and islets surrounding Zuqar Island were formed by phreatic eruptions.[1]