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Sa'ad ad-Din island
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Geography
LocationSomaliland
CoordinatesFrom 11°26′11″N 43°27′46″E / 11.4363°N 43.4629°E / 11.4363; 43.4629 to 11°21′N 43°28′E / 11.350°N 43.467°E / 11.350; 43.467
ArchipelagoZeila Archipelago
Administration
 Somaliland
Demographics
Ethnic groupsUninhabited

Sacadin is the largest of the six Somaliland islands of the Zeila Archipelago, off the coast of Somaliland. It has an area of 7.2 square kilometers (about 720 hectares) and is mostly desert, although 2 portions of the island have abundant vegetation. It is 11.5 kilometers long and is located 5.4 kilometers north of the coast of Somaliland, near the border with Djibouti.

Its surface area is comparatively larger than that of Gibraltar and 3 times that of Monaco.

See also

References

  1. "Brandt Guides". Retrieved Jul 29, 2016.
  2. Kemp, Jeremy (April 2001). "Survey design for Proposed Marine Protected Areas" (PDF): 20, 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2018-05-27. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

11°26′06″N 43°27′47″E / 11.435°N 43.463°E / 11.435; 43.463

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