Kaḏḏa Dâbali
| Kaḏḏa Dâbali al-Kubra |
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| Waters | Bab al-Mandab | |
| Archipelago | Sawabi Islands | |
| Geographical location | 12 ° 28 '17 " N , 43 ° 25' 47" E | |
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| surface | 50 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 114 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Kadda Dabali , also al-Kubra ( Arabic الجزيرة الكبرى, Dt. Big Island) is an uninhabited island , which to Djibouti belonging archipelago of the Seven Brothers Islands in the Strait of Bab al Mandeb between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean .
geography
The island is about 14 km off the coast of the Obock region and takes up over half of the area of the archipelago, around 50 hectares out of a total of 90 ha. At 114 meters above sea level , it is also the highest of the six islands. It is surrounded by reefs.
The satellite image shows that parts of the volcanic crater can still be seen, although it is open to the south. The island is roughly crescent-shaped to the northwest and a point extends over about 1 km to the southeast.
In contrast to the other islands, the rocks of the island have a yellowish basic color.