Sacadin is the largest of the six Somaliland islands of the Zeila Archipelago, off the coast of Somaliland.[2] 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.
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  Sa'ad ad-Din island .svg) Sa'ad ad-Din island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Somaliland |
| Coordinates | From 11°26′11″N 43°27′46″E / 11.4363°N 43.4629°E to 11°21′N 43°28′E / 11.350°N 43.467°E |
| Archipelago | Zeila Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Uninhabited [1] |
Its surface area is comparatively larger than that of Gibraltar and 3 times that of Monaco.
See also
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References
edit- ^ [Philip Briggs https://books.google.com/books?id=M6NI2FejIuwC&pg=PA154&lpg=PA154&dq=Sa%27ad+ad-Din+Islands&source=bl&ots=pcZDCLGxdj&sig=1XbocDUyly-3A_sHByX9VUp_DbU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSlfPE7ZfOAhUS8mMKHXI0ACwQ6AEIXTAM#v=onepage&q=Sa'ad%20ad-Din%20Islands&f=false "Somaliland: With Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia"] "Brandt Guides". Retrieved Jul 29, 2016.
- ^ 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.
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11°26′06″N 43°27′47″E / 11.435°N 43.463°E
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