Penguin Islands

The Penguin Islands are a historical group of mostly scattered small islands and rocks situated along a 355 kilometres long stretch of the coastline.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: Namibian archipelago
  • Also known as: “Pikkewyn-eilande”, “Pinguininseln”, and “Pinquin Insel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lüderitz railway station and Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a railway station serving the town of in . It was erected in 1904. is situated 3½ km south of Penguin Islands.

Church
Photo: Diascanprojekt Dunst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km south of Penguin Islands.

Building
Photo: Diascanprojekt Dunst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km south of Penguin Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lüderitz.

Photo: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the region of southern , situated on the coast of the Atlantic. It is a former colonial German town, noted for its distinctive German atmosphere and colonial style buildings, reflecting the Art Nouveau style architecture at the turn of the century.

Penguin Islands

Latitude
-26.61646° or 26° 36′ 59″ south
Longitude
15.15434° or 15° 9′ 16″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
5F5Q95M3+CP
Geo­Names ID
3362955
Wiki­data ID
Q187679
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Satellite Map

Discover Penguin Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Penguin Islands” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Pikkewyn-eilande”
  • Asturian: “Islles Pingüín”
  • Cebuano: “Penguin Island”
  • Chinese: “企鵝群島”
  • Chinese: “企鹅群岛”
  • Czech: “Ostrovy Tučňáků”
  • Dutch: “Penguin Islands”
  • Esperanto: “Pingvenaj Insuloj”
  • Finnish: “Pingviinisaaret”
  • Georgian: “პინგვინის კუნძულები”
  • German: “Penguin Islands”
  • German: “Pinguininseln”
  • Hebrew: “איי פנגווין”
  • Icelandic: “Mörgæsaeyjar”
  • Indonesian: “Kepulauan Penguin”
  • Italian: “Isole dei Pinguini”
  • Japanese: “ペンギン諸島”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas do Pinguim”
  • Spanish: “Islas Pingüino”
  • Swedish: “Penguin Islands”
  • Swedish: “Pikkewyn-eilande”
  • Swedish: “Pinguininseln”
  • Swedish: “Pingvinöarna”
  • Urdu: “پینگوئن جزائر”
  • Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Chim cánh cụt”
  • Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Chim Cánh Cụt”

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