Kamaran Island

When

Oct 1972 – May 1990

Kind

Territorial claim

Coordinates

15.35° N, 42.60° E

Region

4

Claim resolution

11

Claim violence

1

Significance

8

Significance index

3

Significance state1

4

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Island in Yemen

Kamaran is the largest Yemeni island in the Red Sea. The 108 km2 (42 sq mi) island is 18 km (11 mi) long and 7 km (4.3 mi) wide and is strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea. It is a "shelf island" located in the shallow waters of the Arabian Peninsula's continental shelf with coral reefs surrounding three sides of the island. The population numbers 2,200.

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