St. Johns Island

Zabargad Island, is the largest of a group of islands in , , in the Red Sea. It covers an area of 4.50 square kilometres. It is not a Quaternary volcanic island, but rather is believed to be an upthrust part of upper mantle material.
Kocourek Aleš, Public domain.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Geziret El Zabargad”
    “Gezîret Zabargad”
    “Geziret Zeberged”
    “Jazirat Zabarjad”
    “Saint Johns Island”
    “St. John’s Island, Egypt”
    “Topasos Island”
    “Topazios”
    “Zabargad”
    “Zabargad Island”
    “Zeberged Island”
    “Zeberjed Island”
    “Zebirget”
  • Categories
  • Location
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
23.61106° or 23° 36′ 40″ north
Longitude
36.19933° or 36° 11′ 58″ east
Open location code
7GMRJ56X+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“St. Johns Island” goes by many names.
جزيرة الزبرجدArabic
جزيرة زبرجدArabic
ЗэбэрджэдBelarusian
ilhas de São JoãoCatalan
Jazīrat ZabarjadCebuano
宰拜爾傑德島Chinese
ZabargadCroatian
ZabargadCzech
ΖαμπαργκάντGreek
ザバルガッド島Japanese
Dżazirat ZabardżadPolish

Notable Places Nearby

Discover Khanka and Neptuna.
“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”

Egypt: Highlights

Learn more about Cairo and Alexandria.