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    Namibia

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    Penguin Islands

    The Penguin Islands (Afrikaans: Pikkewyn-eilande, German: Pinguininseln) are a historical group of mostly scattered small islands and rocks situated along a 355 kilometres (221 mi) long stretch of the Namibian coastline.

    Lüderitz Robert Harbour and Islands, Namibia (2017)
    Lüderitz Robert Harbour and Islands, Namibia (2017)

    Olga Ernst & Hp.Baumeler / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    28 landforms

    Overview

    The Penguin Islands (Afrikaans: Pikkewyn-eilande, German: Pinguininseln) are a historical group of mostly scattered small islands and rocks situated along a 355 kilometres (221 mi) long stretch of the Namibian coastline. Not forming a geographic whole, the Namibian government formally lists them as the off-Shore islands. Their name comes from the presence of African penguins which inhabit the coastal region surrounding Namibia and South Africa.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets12
    • Rocks & skerries11

    Major islands

    3
    • Seal Island

      Seal Island

      Area
      0.45 km²
      High point
      47 m

      Seal Island is an island of Namibia. It is located in Lüderitz Bay, north of Penguin Island and west of Agate Beach.

    • Penguin Island

      Penguin Island

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      30 m

      Penguin Island is an island of Namibia. It is located in Lüderitz Bay, south of Seal Island.

    • Possession Island

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      20 m

      Possession Island is the largest of the Penguin Islands, a scattered group of small islands and rocks to the south of Namibia. 99 mi) away from the Diamond Coast and 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the south of Lüderitz, on Lüderitz Bay.

    Minor islands

    2

    • Halifax Island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    12

    Rocks & skerries

    11
    • Flamingo Island4 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m80 m78 mMercury47 mSeal30 mPenguin21 mHalifax20 mPossession10 mPomona8 mIchaboe8 mHollandsbird4 mFlamingo
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Possession: 1.2 km²PossessionSeal: 0.45 km²SealPenguin: 0.4 km²PenguinHalifax: 0.1 km²HalifaxIchaboe: 0.06 km²IchaboePomona: 0.05 km²PomonaFlamingo: 0.04 km²FlamingoMercury: 0.03 km²MercurySinclair's: 0.03 km²Sinclair'sUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandHollandsbird: 0.01 km²HollandsbirdUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandLittle Roastbeef Islets: 0.1 haLittle Roastbeef …Little Roastbeef Islets: 0.1 haLittle Roastbeef …Unnamed 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. 1 without a known area.
    Possession Island1.2 km²
    Seal Island0.45 km²
    Penguin Island0.4 km²
    Halifax Island0.1 km²
    Ichaboe Island0.06 km²
    Pomona Island0.05 km²
    Flamingo Island0.04 km²
    Mercury Island0.03 km²
    Sinclair's Island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Hollandsbird Island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Little Roastbeef Islets0.1 ha
    Little Roastbeef Islets0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs