Farasan Islands

Saudi Arabia / Jizan / Farasan /
 island, archipelago
Farasan Islands (Arabic: جزر فرسان; transliterated: Juzur Farasan) is a large coral island group in the Red Sea, belonging to Saudi Arabia. It is located some 40 km offshore from Jizan, in the far southwestern part of the country. It is located at around [show location on an interactive map] 16°46′21″N, 41°58′0″E. It is a protected area and was home to the extinct Arabian gazelle and, in winter, migratory birds from Europe.



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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farasan_Islands
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Coordinates:   16°48'48"N   41°53'22"E

Comments

  • dear mr/madam we thank for your work and we would like to see the detail map for farasan thanks !
  • ما معنى أرخبيل جزر فرسان صورها واضحة جداً وتفصيلية ,,, بينما على الشاطئ الآخر لا تكاد ترى بالعين المجردة ولا الفوتو شوب ,,, ماذا يجري ,,, أحد فاهم شي !!؟ فيه سر عجيب بأن تكون بعض صور الأقمار غير واضحة في بعض الإقطار ,,, الي يوافقني يقول ومن يعارضني يجاوب على السؤال المطروح ؟!؟!؟ عشان أتخلص منم حيرتي ...
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  • The sea these islands are located in belong to such a potentate as Saudi Arabia. And now this sea seems to be a Saudi mare clausum, though it should be if not a mare liberum, then at least a mare nostrum.
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