List of islands of Pakistan

This is a list of islands of Pakistan, organised from west to east.

Balochistan coast

• Several unnamed sandy islets in the Jiwani Coastal Wetland lagoon.
• Manbaar, an islet near Pishukan, between the southwest of Gwadar West Bay and the Arabian Sea.
• Zalzala Koh, a small island that emerged in the north of Gwadar West Bay during the 2013 Balochistan earthquakes,^[1] and disappeared by 2016.
• Astola Island, the largest offshore island, about 39 kilometres (24 mi) southeast of Pasni.^[2]
• Malan Island, a volcanic mud island that has appeared and disappeared several times.^[3]
• Several unnamed sandy islets in the Miani Hor lagoon.^[4]
• An unnamed rocky islet about 370 metres west of Phokara beach, at the northern end of Gadani Ship Breaking Yard (25°05'54"N 66°42'41"E).
• The Churna–Kaio Islands: ^[5]
  • Churna Island, a small island about 9 km (5.6 mi) west of the mouth of the Hub River, at the boundary between the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh.
  • Kaio Island, a small rocky island about 2.2 km (1.4 mi) west of the southern end of Gadani Ship Breaking Yard (25°01'50"N 66°41'19"E).
  • A group of unnamed rocky islets and skerries between 400 m (1,300 ft) and 1 km (0.62 mi) from the Gadani shore, about 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Kaio island.^[5]

Sindh coast

• An unnamed rocky islet about 130 m (430 ft) from the Nathiagali shore (24°50'04"N 66°42'59"E).
• The Kiamari archipelago:
  • Kakapir, an inhabited former island at the western edge of Karachi Harbour, now connected to the mainland by Sandspit Beach.
  • Shamspir, an inhabited island at the western edge of Karachi Harbour, to the east of Kakapir island.
  • Baba and Bhit Islands, inhabited islands in the centre of Karachi Harbour, adjacent to the Port of Karachi.
  • Manora, an inhabited island at the south of Karachi Harbour, home of one of the two main bases of the Pakistan Navy.
• Oyster Rocks – small islets to the south of Karachi, now enclosed within the Pakistan Deep Water Container Port.
• The Indus Delta archipelago:
  • Buddo Island, a barrier island to the southeast of Karachi.
  • Bundal Island, a barrier island to the southeast of Karachi.
  • Dhari Island, a tiny, uninhabited island to the southeast of Karachi.
  • Khiprianwala Island, an uninhabited island to the southeast of Karachi.
  • Khuddi Island, an uninhabited barrier island with a lighthouse, approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Bundle Island. (24°33′37″N 67°13′10″E)
  • About twelve other unnamed barrier islands stretching beyond Buddo Island to Sir Creek.

See also

• Pakistan Islands Development Authority