Double Island
Double Island is an islet in Obock Region, Djibouti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ras Siyyan and Fagal.
Ras Siyyan
Locality
Ras Siyyan or Ras Siyan is a peninsula in the Obock Region of Djibouti, on the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, about 20 km southwest of Perim Island. The peninsula consists of a reddish volcanic hill about 1.2 by 0.5 km and 138 m high, connected towards to the mainland by a low sandy strip that stretches south by about 5 km while widening from 500 to 800 m. Ras Siyyan is situated 7 km west of Double Island.
Fagal
Village
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Fagal is a coastal location in eastern Djibouti. It lies north of Obock. It lies along the N15 road, connected to the Eritrean border at Rahayta to the north. Fagal is situated 10 km west of Double Island.
Double Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “‘Ounḏa Dâbali”, “`Ounda Dabali”, “Ounḏa Dâbali / Île Double”, and “Rhounda Dâbali”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Obock Region, Djibouti, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.46472° or 12° 27′ 53″ northLongitude
43.38597° or 43° 23′ 10″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
7H45F97P+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 318901525OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
221321
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Double Island” goes by many names.
- French: “Île Double”
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