Aibat
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Somaliland |
Coordinates | From 11°29.5′N 43°17′E / 11.4917°N 43.283°E to 11°21′N 43°28′E / 11.350°N 43.467°E |
Archipelago | Zeila Archipelago |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Ethnic groups | Uninhabited [1] |
Additional information | |
Claimed by Somaliland |
Aibat (Somali: Ceebaad) is the second-largest of the six islands of the Zeila Archipelago. It has a lighthouse.[2] It is a low and sandy island, with bushes, that is around 1.75 miles in length and around 0.55 miles in breadth. It is mostly surrounded by a reef.[3]
See also
References
- ^ [Philip Briggs https://books.google.com/books?id=M6NI2FejIuwC&pg=PA154&lpg=PA154&dq=Sa%27ad+ad-Din+Islands&source=bl&ots=pcZDCLGxdj&sig=1XbocDUyly-3A_sHByX9VUp_DbU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSlfPE7ZfOAhUS8mMKHXI0ACwQ6AEIXTAM#v=onepage&q=Sa'ad%20ad-Din%20Islands&f=false "Somaliland: With Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia"] "Brandt Guides". Retrieved Jul 29, 2016.
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2007). Sailing Directions - Enroute. ProStar Publications. p. 176. ISBN 9781577857600.
- ^ Great Britain. Hydrographic Department (1892). The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot: Containing Descriptions of the Suez Canal, the Gulfs of Suez and Akaba, the Red Sea and Straight [sic] of Bab-el-Mandeb, the Gulf of Aden with Sokotra and Adjacent Islands, and Part of the Eastern Coast of Arabia. Hydrographic Office, Admiralty. p. 405.
11°30′07″N 43°27′25″E / 11.502°N 43.457°E