Jazirat Shamm
Jazirat Shamm is an islet in Musandam Governorate, Oman. Jazirat Shamm is situated nearby to the locality Ras Sawda, as well as near Ras Maqlab.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Oman
- Also known as: “Jazīrat Kabīr”, “Jazīrat Sham”, and “Jazīrat Shamm, Jazirat Shamm”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Telegraph Island.
Telegraph Island
Islet
Photo: mccaffrey uk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Telegraph Island is located in the Elphinstone Inlet or Khor Ash Sham, the inner inlet of Khasab Bay, less than 400 meters off the shore of the Musandam Peninsula, and less than 500 meters south of much larger but also much lesser known Sham Island, both of which are parts of the Sultanate of Oman.
Jazirat Shamm
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.20221° or 26° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
56.34779° or 56° 20′ 52″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
7HRR682X+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 13860190OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
390437Wikidata ID
Q49644393
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Jazirat Shamm” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة شم”
- Cebuano: “Jazīrat Shamm”
- French: “Jazirat Shamm”
- German: “Jazirat Shamm”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ras Sawda and Ras Maqlab.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jazirat al Maqlab and Jabal Shamm.
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