North Africa
Egypt
Red Sea

Mukawwa Island

Mukawwa Island is a small shore of the Red Sea, at the northern entrance to in the of . It is one of a small group of islands which in Foul Bay, including and St.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Emerald Island”, “Geziret Mikauwa‘”, “Gezîret Mukawwa‘”, “Jazirat Mukawwa`”, “Mikauwa‘ Island”, “Mukawar”, “Mukawwa‘ Island”, and “Sirnaka Island”

Mukawwa Island

Latitude
23.83787° or 23° 50′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.80792° or 35° 48′ 29″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
7GMQRRQ5+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 14325577
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
351940
Wiki­data ID
Q3437556
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Satellite Map

Discover Mukawwa Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Mukawwa Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة مكوع”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Mukawwa‘”
  • Croatian: “Mukawwa”
  • Dutch: “Mukawwa Island”
  • French: “Île de Mikauwa”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Μουκάουα”
  • Polish: “Dżazirat Mukawwa”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Mukawwa”
  • Spanish: “Isla Mukawwa”
  • Swedish: “Jazīrat Mukawwa‘”
  • Turkish: “Mukavva Adası”

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