Lavan Island

Jazireh-ye Lavan Lighthouse
Location	Lavan Island; Iran
Coordinates	26°48′09.1″N 53°21′25.2″E / 26.802528°N 53.357000°E
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Shape	square pyramidal skeletal tower
Light
Focal height	54 metres (177 ft)
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 12s.

Lavan Island
Persian: جزیره لاوان
	Lavan Island Lavan Island (Iran)
Geography
Location	Persian Gulf
Coordinates	26°48′20.99″N 53°16′4.80″E / 26.8058306°N 53.2680000°E
Area	78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Length	23.5 km (14.6 mi)
Width	4.8 km (2.98 mi)
Administration
	Iran
Province	Hormozgan

Lavan Island (Persian: جزیرهٔ لاوان) (traditionally known as hidden pearl island or Sheikh Shoeyb island ) is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. It has an area of 78 square kilometres (30 sq mi). The island has one of the four major terminals for export of crude oil in Iran alongside Kharg island. Lavan island sits on top of Lavan gas field, containing 9.5 trillion cubic feet (2.7×10¹¹ cubic metres) of gas.^[3] Administratively, the island forms part of the Lavan Rural District in Kish District, Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province. The island is served by Lavan Airport.

References

^ Iran The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 October 2016
^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 3 October 2016
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2011-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

26°48′35″N 53°16′8″E / 26.80972°N 53.26889°E / 26.80972; 53.26889

This Bandar Lengeh County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Iran The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 October 2016

[2] NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 3 October 2016

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2011-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3]

See also

References