Albatross rock
| Albatross rock | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Penguin Islands | |
| Geographical location | 27 ° 7 ′ 10 ″ S , 15 ° 14 ′ 16 ″ E | |
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| length | 600 m | |
| width | 100 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Albatross Rock ( Afrikaans Albatros-Eiland ) is one of the central Penguin Islands in the South Atlantic 3.1 kilometers west of Namibia's Diamond Coast , from which it is separated by the Albatross Channel . It is 1.2 kilometers from the mainland and 50 kilometers south of the city of Lüderitz . In the island chain of the Penguin Islands, it is 10.2 kilometers south of Possession Island and 8.1 kilometers north of Pomona Island .
The narrow island measures about 600 meters from north to south and 100 meters at its widest point. In the north a long chain of rocks juts out of the sea and 200 meters west of it is another rock in front of it.