Arguin
Arguin is an island off the western coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin. It is approximately 6 km × 2 km in size, with extensive and dangerous reefs around it. The island is now part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island near Mauritania
- Also known as: “Ile d’Arguin”
Arguin
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.59381° or 20° 35′ 38″ northLongitude
-16.46203° or 16° 27′ 43″ westOpen location code
7CG5HGVQ+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 4109731OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Arguin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أرغين”
- Catalan: “Arguin”
- Cebuano: “Île d‘ Arguin”
- Cebuano: “Île d’ Arguin”
- Chinese: “阿尔金岛”
- Chinese: “阿爾金”
- Czech: “Arguin”
- Dutch: “Arguin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ارجين”
- Esperanto: “Arguin”
- Finnish: “Arguin”
- French: “Arguin”
- French: “Île d’Arguin”
- German: “Arguim”
- German: “Arguin”
- Hebrew: “ארגוין”
- Hebrew: “ארגן”
- Indonesian: “Arguin”
- Italian: “Arguim”
- Italian: “Arguin”
- Japanese: “アルガン島”
- Japanese: “アルギン島”
- Japanese: “アルグイン”
- Korean: “아르긴섬”
- Polish: “Arguim”
- Polish: “Arguin”
- Polish: “Arkin”
- Portuguese: “Arguim”
- Portuguese: “Arguin”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Arguim”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Arguim”
- Russian: “Арген”
- Russian: “Аргуин”
- Spanish: “Arguim”
- Spanish: “Arguin”
- Swedish: “Arguin”
- Swedish: “Île d‘ Arguin”
- Ukrainian: “Arguim, Arguin”
- Ukrainian: “Арґен”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arguin Fort and Île de l’Ardent.
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