Zuqar Island

Zuqar Island
Native name:
Arabic: جزيرة زقر, romanized: jazīra zuqar
NASA Landsat image of the island
Interactive map of Zuqar Island
Geography
LocationRed Sea
Coordinates14°01′26″N 42°45′54″E / 14.024°N 42.765°E / 14.024; 42.765
ArchipelagoHanish Islands
Area130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Administration
GovernorateAl-Hudaydah
Additional information
Time zone

Zuqar Island (Arabic: جزيرة زقر, romanized: jazīra zuqar) is a Yemeni island located in the Red Sea. It lies between the coasts of mainland Yemen and Eritrea, near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Despite its proximity to the African continent, the island is considered a part of Asia because it sits on the Asian continental shelf. It is approximately 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi).

The island consists of a shield volcano overlain by basaltic pyroclastic cones and spatter cones which produced youthful-looking pahoehoe lava flows. Several small coastal cones and islets surrounding Zuqar Island were formed by phreatic eruptions.

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