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    35°43′N 1°08′W

    Habibas Islands

    جزر حبيباص

    Part of جزر حبيباص

    The Habibas Islands (Arabic: جزر حبيبة) 35°43′29″N 1°8′00″W comprise a small archipelago of two small, rocky islands, Gharbia and Charguia, located about 12 km off the Algerian coast, north-west of Oran. Administratively, they lie within Bou Zedjar municipality in Aïn Témouchent Province, Algeria.

    Habibas island photography
    Habibas island photography

    Ian Chioukh / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    The Habibas Islands (Arabic: جزر حبيبة) 35°43′29″N 1°8′00″W comprise a small archipelago of two small, rocky islands, Gharbia and Charguia, located about 12 km off the Algerian coast, north-west of Oran. Administratively, they lie within Bou Zedjar municipality in Aïn Témouchent Province, Algeria. The islands and surrounding waters constitute the Iles Habibas Marine Nature Reserve. The islands have been classified as a marine nature reserve since 2003. They have been included since 2005 on the list of Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMI).

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    24

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • West Habibas island78 m · 0.39 km²
    • East Habibas island26 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m80 m78 mWest Habibas26 mEast Habibas
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11West Habibas: 0.39 km²West HabibasEast Habibas: 0.07 km²East HabibasUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    West Habibas island0.39 km²
    East Habibas island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs