Sacadin
Sacadin is the largest of the six Somaliland islands of the Zeila Archipelago, off the coast of Somaliland.[2] It has an area of 7.2 square kilometers (about 720 hectares) and is mostly desert, although 2 portions of the island have abundant vegetation. It is 11.5 kilometers long and is located 5.4 kilometers north of the coast of Somaliland, near the border with Djibouti.
Sa'ad ad-Din island Sa'ad ad-Din island | |
Geography | |
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Location | somalia |
Coordinates | From 11.4363°N 43.4629°E to 11°21′N 43°28′E |
Archipelago | Zeila Archipelago |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Ethnic groups | Uninhabited [1] |
Its surface area is comparatively larger than that of Gibraltar and 3 times that of Monaco.
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.
- Kemp, Jeremy (April 2001). "Survey design for Proposed Marine Protected Areas" (PDF): 20, 29.
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