Cani (archipelago)

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Cani
Aerial view of the archipelago
Aerial view of the archipelago
Waters Mediterranean Sea
Geographical location 37 ° 21 ′  N , 10 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 21 ′  N , 10 ° 7 ′  E
Cani (archipelago) (Tunisia)
Cani (archipelago)
Number of islands 2
Main island Grande Cani
Total land area 0.094 km²
Residents uninhabited
Old photo of the main island Grande Cani with lighthouse
Old photo of the main island Grande Cani with lighthouse

Cani ( Arabic القاني, DMG al-Qānī ) refers to a group of islands off the Tunisian northeast coast in the Mediterranean Sea . Administratively it belongs to the Tunisian government of Bizerte .

The archipelago is about 25 km northeast of the port town of Bizerte and 10 km north-northeast of Cap Zebib , not far from the town of Metline . It consists of the larger, 400 m long and up to 20 m high Grande Cani (8.2 hectares) and the smaller, around 100 m long and up to 18 m high Petite Cani (1.2 hectares). There has been a 21 m high lighthouse on Grande Cani since 1894.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sailing Directions Enroute - Pub. 131, 2010 (English; PDF, 6MB)
  2. ↑ Cani Lighthouse in the Lighthouse Depot (English)

Web links

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