Sinclair Island (Namibia)
| Sinclair Island (Roast Beef Island) |
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| Waters | Baker Bay , South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Penguin Islands | |
| Geographical location | 27 ° 39 '54 " S , 15 ° 31' 12" E | |
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| length | 343 m | |
| width | 125 m | |
| surface | 4 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 20 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
| main place | - | |
Sinclair ('s) Island (rarely also Roast Beef Island ) is a small rocky island in the South Atlantic. The island is located in Baker Bay , 2,400 meters south of Plumpudding Island , 220 meters from the mainland of Namibia's Diamond Coast .
Sinclair Island is one of the Penguin Islands and is known as Guano Island because guano was mined here until 1949 . A station on the east side of the island still bears witness to this past. The island is part of the Meob-Chamais marine reserve , with intensive mining going on in the vicinity .
Web links
- Research Report of the University of Cape Town to seabirds on Sinclair Iceland ( English )