List of islands of Kuwait
Encyclopedia
This is a list of islands of Kuwait. Kuwait
has nine Island
s (ten including one former island). They are indicated on the NASA
satellite image and listed in the table in order from north to south:
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
has nine Island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s (ten including one former island). They are indicated on the NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
satellite image and listed in the table in order from north to south:
| NASA Visible Color Satellite Image with islands of Kuwait | ||||||||
| Island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... |
Arabic Arabic language Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book... |
Area km² | Coordinates Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
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| northern mudflat Mudflat Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats, are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers. They are found in sheltered areas such as bays, bayous, lagoons, and estuaries. Mudflats may be viewed geologically as exposed layers of bay mud, resulting from deposition of... islands (Al Jahra Governorate) |
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| Warbah Island Warbah Island Warbah Island is an island belonging to Kuwait, located in the Persian Gulf, near the mouth of the Euphrates River. It is located roughly east of the Kuwaiti mainland, north of Bubiyan Island and south of the Iraqi mainland. It is roughly long and wide with a total area of... |
جَزِيرَة وَرْبَة | 37 | 29°59′38"N 48°04′00"E | |||||
| Bubiyan Island Bubiyan Island Bubiyan Island is the largest island in the Kuwaiti coastal island chain situated in the north-western corner of the Persian Gulf, with an area of .... |
جَزِيرَة بُوبِيَان | 863 | 29°44′41"N 48°21′03"E | |||||
| Failaka with satellite islands (Al Asimah Governorate) | ||||||||
| Miskan Island Miskan Island Miskan Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf off Kuwait. It is to the south of Bubiyan Island. It is about 1.2 kilometers long and 800 meters wide . The distance between it and Failaka Island, which lies to the south, is approximately 3.2 kilometers. The distance between... |
جَزِيرَة مِسْكَان | 0.75 | 29°29′05"N 48°15′05"E | |||||
| Failaka Island Failaka Island Failaka Island is an island that belongs to Kuwait in the Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf. The name 'Failaka' is thought to be derived from the ancient Greek φυλάκιο - fylakio "outpost".... |
جَزِيرَة فَيْلَكَا | 20 | 29°26′26"N 48°20′05"E | |||||
| Auhah Island Auhah Island Auhah Island is a small island belonging to Kuwait. It is 800 metres long by 540 metres wide, which corresponds to an area of about 34 ha, and is located 16 km south-east of Failaka Island, and 41 km from Salmiya on the mainland. Apart from a light-house and a small heliport, the island is ... |
جَزِيرَة عَوْهَة | 0.35 | 29°22′40"N 48°26′21"E | |||||
| islands of Kuwait Bay (Al Asimah Governorate) | ||||||||
| Umm an Namil Island Umm an Namil Island Umm al Namil is an island belonging to Kuwait, located within Kuwait Bay, in Persian Gulf. It is known to be the site of several archeological finds, mainly from the Islamic era, and the bronze age. The island is at shortest, 600 meters away from the Kuwaiti mainland.... |
جَزِيرَة أُمّ اَلنَّمْل | 0.30 | 29°22′54"N 47°52′01"E | |||||
| Shuwaikh Island Shuwaikh Island Shuwaikh Island , also known as Qurain Island, and Akkaz Island, is a former island of Kuwait within Kuwait Bay. As an island, it resided about 1 kilometer away from the coast and was roughly 12,000 square meters in size. Shuwaikh Island is an archeological site with pieces dating back to 2000 B.C.... 1) |
جَزِيرَة قُرَيْن | 0.012 | 29°21′16"N 47°54′35"E | |||||
| southern islands (Al Ahmadi Governorate) | ||||||||
| Kubbar Island Kubbar Island Kubbar is a sandy island of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf, covered with shrub. It is located roughly 30 kilometers off the southern coast of Kuwait and 29 kilometres off the coast of Failaka. The island is nearly circular, with a diameter of 370 to 380 meters, corresponding to an area of about 11 ha.... |
جَزِيرَة كُبَّر | 0.11 | 29°04′20"N 48°29′36"E | |||||
| Qaruh Island Qaruh Island Qaruh Island is an island belonging to the state of Kuwait, which received its name from the large amounts of petroleum sediments in the area . It is the smallest of the nine islands, and also the furthest island from the Kuwaiti mainland. It is located 37.5 kilometers away from the mainland, and... 2) |
جَزِيرَة قَارُوه | 0.035 | 28°49′12"N 48°46′27"E | |||||
| Umm al Maradim Island Umm al Maradim Island Umm al Maradim is an island belonging to the state of Kuwait. It is located between Kuwaiti and Saudi territorial waters. The island is 1.5 kilometers in length and 540 meters wide Umm al Maradim (Translation: Mother of boulders) is an island belonging to the state of Kuwait. It is located... 2) |
جَزِيرَة أُمّ اَلْمَرَادِم | 0.65 | 28°40′42"N 48°39′10"E | |||||
| Islands of Kuwait | 922 | |||||||
| 1) former island | ||||||||
| 2) until December 18, 1969 part of the Neutral Zone Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone The Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone, also known as the Divided Zone, was an area of 5,770 km² between the borders of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that was left undefined when the border was established by the Uqair Convention of December 2, 1922.... |
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