Gap
Gap is an islet in Musandam Governorate, Oman. Gap is situated nearby to the locality Ennerdale Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Quoin Lighthouse.
Little Quoin Lighthouse
Building
The As Salamah Archipelago, also known by their colonial name, the Quoin Islands Archipelago, or simply the Quion Islands, is a archipelago of three uninhabited islands in the Persian Gulf, north of the Musandam Peninsula in the Strait of Hormuz; as part of Oman, they form the country's northernmost landmass. Little Quoin Lighthouse is situated 2½ km south of Gap.
Gap
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Fanaku”, “Gap Island”, “Gap, Jazīreh ye Gap, Jazīrat Gap, Gap Island, Fanakū, Gap, Jazireh ye Gap, Jazirat Gap, Gap Island, Fanaku”, “Jazīrat Gap”, “Jazīreh-ye Gap”, and “جزیرة غاب”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.49821° or 26° 29′ 54″ northLongitude
56.52907° or 56° 31′ 45″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
7HRRFGXH+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 11952747OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
288413Wikidata ID
Q49637823
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Gap” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Quoin Island and Didamar.
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