Seal Island (Namibia)
| Seal Iceland Robben Island |
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| Waters | Lüderitz Bay , South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Penguin Islands | |
| Geographical location | 26 ° 35 '45 " S , 15 ° 9' 22" O | |
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| length | 1.3 km | |
| width | 540 m | |
| surface | 44 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 43 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
| main place | - | |
Seal Island (German Robbeninsel ) is a South Atlantic rock island in the northern Lüderitz Bay in Namibia and part of the Penguin Islands . The island is located 950 meters north of the penguin island . One kilometer northeast of Seal Island is the two hectare flamingo island, which is no longer counted among the penguin islands and which is only 50 meters away from the mainland.
The island is 1,300 meters long and up to 540 meters wide. The area is 0.44 square kilometers . This makes Seal Island the second largest of the Penguin Islands after Possession Island . In a rounded dome it reaches a height of 43 meters.
Many species of seals live on the island . But penguins , South African fur seals and seagulls also populate the island.
The island is part of the Meob-Chamais marine reserve .
Individual evidence
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