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    Zubair Group

    جزائر الزبير

    Zubair Group, Al Zubair Group or Zubayr Group (Arabic: مجموعة جزر الزبير, or simply: جزر الزبير) is a group of 10 major volcanic islands, on top of an underlying shield volcano in the Red Sea, which reach a height of 191 metres (627 feet) above sea level. The volcano has continued to erupt in historic times.

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    Zubair Group, Al Zubair Group or Zubayr Group (Arabic: مجموعة جزر الزبير, or simply: جزر الزبير) is a group of 10 major volcanic islands, on top of an underlying shield volcano in the Red Sea, which reach a height of 191 metres (627 feet) above sea level. The volcano has continued to erupt in historic times. The islands belong to Yemen.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands7
    • Islets4
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    3

    Minor islands

    7

    Islets

    4
    • Low Island28 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Quoin Island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m223 mJabal Zebayir173 mCentre Peak162 mHaycock156 mSaddle126 mRugged125 mConnected115 mTable Peak114 mSaba28 mLow
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Jabal Zebayir: 12.9 km²Jabal ZebayirCentre Peak: 2.6 km²Centre PeakSaba: 1.5 km²SabaJadid: 0.64 km²JadidSaddle: 0.54 km²SaddleHaycock: 0.45 km²HaycockRugged: 0.39 km²RuggedTable Peak: 0.23 km²Table PeakConnected: 0.2 km²ConnectedSholan: 0.11 km²SholanLow: 0.05 km²LowUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandQuoin: 0.5 haQuoinUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Jabal Zebayir12.9 km²
    Centre Peak Island2.6 km²
    Saba Island1.5 km²
    Jadid0.64 km²
    Saddle Island0.54 km²
    Haycock Island0.45 km²
    Rugged Island0.39 km²
    Table Peak Island0.23 km²
    Connected Island0.2 km²
    Sholan0.11 km²
    Low Island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Quoin Island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 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
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia