Knowledge (XXG)

Sir Abu Nu'ayr

Source 📝

68: 87: 1007:"Airport codes Sir Abu Nair, United Arab Emirates (AE) | ICAO, IATA codes, location of airports of Airport codes Sir Abu Nair, United Arab Emirates (AE) | latitude, longitude airports of Airport codes Sir Abu Nair, United Arab Emirates (AE) | coordinates of airports of Airport codes Sir Abu Nair, United Arab Emirates (AE) | International codes and coordinates of all airports in the world | International codes and coordinates of all airports in Airport codes Sir Abu Nair, United Arab Emirates (AE)" 217: 94: 424:
The island is almost perfectly round with a diameter of 4 kilometres (2.5 miles), and a 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long extension at its southeast end, making the shape of the whole island appear as a drop.
1068: 1063: 86: 1078: 1073: 1058: 863: 469:
The island, an environmentally protected area under the Sharjah Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), has been registered on the list of
938: 715: 587: 917: 785: 755: 1083: 639: 231: 613: 602: 666: 135: 67: 1027: 737: 72: 885: 607: 842: 596: 771: 486: 354: 330: 306: 442:. The salt has moved progressively upward, puncturing through the younger overlying strata to create a 413: 397: 222: 482: 478: 795: 535: 409: 236: 1006: 781: 751: 692: 517: 490: 474: 252: 775: 591: 543: 436: 939:"Sharjah's Sir Bu Nair Island added to global list of protected areas | The National" 807: 547: 345: 321: 297: 433: 429: 1052: 981: 747: 630: 624: 582: 555: 498: 385: 123: 960: 741: 618: 494: 17: 1031: 150: 137: 1028:"Sir Abu Nu'ayr Concession | Select Projects | Crescent Petroleum" 570: 558: 529: 458: 447: 443: 401: 634: 428:
The island is a salt-piercement structure formed by the movement of late
365: 886:"Oil slick threatens protected island near Sharjah | GulfNews.com" 821: 539: 513: 509: 470: 451: 525: 455: 439: 381: 905: 687: 551: 405: 562: 566: 843:"Wildlife paradise on Sir Bu Nair island | The National" 918:"Sir Bu Nuair Island registered as international wetland" 864:"Business - Shurooq unveils Sir Bu Nuair Island project" 396:
Lying 65 kilometres (40 mi) off the coast of the
661: 659: 657: 655: 359: 335: 311: 961:"Sir Bu Nair Island - UNESCO World Heritage Centre" 275: 267: 259: 250: 242: 230: 206: 198: 190: 182: 174: 166: 129: 119: 114: 35: 667:"Sharjah plans five-star hotel on Bu Nuair island" 1069:Important Bird Areas of the United Arab Emirates 716:"Mega Projects That will Shape Emirates Future" 477:, and was in 2012 listed as a potential UNESCO 446:structure. Surface expressions are composed of 404:city, and 103 kilometres (64 mi) west of 400:, roughly 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of 8: 1064:Important Bird Areas of Persian Gulf islands 56: 48: 39: 30: 959:UNESCO World Heritage Centre (2012-01-30). 106:Sir Abu Nuʽayr (United Arab Emirates) 565:, and to the west by the prolific oil and 538:is the concession holder of the area. The 93: 66: 29: 1079:Ramsar sites in the United Arab Emirates 780:. Oxford Business Group. pp. 10–. 651: 803: 793: 588:Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve 473:of international importance under the 542:is flanked to the north-northeast by 274: 266: 258: 249: 7: 640:Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates 481:. The island has been designated an 178:13.23 km (5.11 sq mi) 1074:Islands of the United Arab Emirates 1059:Geography of the Emirate of Sharjah 688:"Sir Bu Nair Island Protected Area" 489:because it supports populations of 349: 325: 301: 57: 49: 40: 25: 906:Sir Bu Nair Island Protected Area 614:Mangrove National Park, Abu Dhabi 603:Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve 263:Sir Bu Nair Island Protected Area 215: 92: 85: 743:The Emirates: a natural history 736:Peter Hellyer; Simon Aspinall; 47:Nickname: Sir Bu Nuʽayr ( 988:. BirdLife International. 2024 866:. Khaleejtimes.com. 2013-05-08 1: 1030:. Crescent.ae. Archived from 941:. Thenational.ae. 2013-12-18 884:Zabara, Manar (2001-04-05). 845:. Thenational.ae. 2011-05-23 738:Environment Agency Abu Dhabi 186:4.25 km (2.641 mi) 1084:Islands of the Persian Gulf 718:. MoneyShow.com. 2013-10-09 360: 336: 312: 1100: 920:. GulfNews.com. 2013-12-20 669:. GulfNews.com. 2013-05-07 608:Jebel Hafeet National Park 695:Sites Information Service 597:Al-Wathba Wetland Reserve 287: 283: 246: 211: 80: 65: 777:The Report: Sharjah 2008 524:), both located at the 202:81 m (266 ft) 194:4 km (2.5 mi) 982:"Sir Bu Na'air Island" 487:BirdLife International 199:Highest elevation 772:Oxford Business Group 151:25.23167°N 54.22222°E 414:United Arab Emirates 408:, it belongs to the 398:Emirate of Abu Dhabi 313:Ṣīr Abū Nuʽayr 294:Sir Abu Nuʽayr 223:United Arab Emirates 483:Important Bird Area 479:World Heritage Site 318:Sir Bu Nuʽayr 302:صِيْر أَبُو نُعَيْر 147: /  41:صِيْر أَبُو نُعَيْر 32: 1009:. Airportsbase.org 986:BirdLife Data Zone 806:has generic name ( 536:Crescent Petroleum 491:Socotra cormorants 410:Emirate of Sharjah 276:Reference no. 156:25.23167; 54.22222 787:978-1-902339-02-3 757:978-1-905486-02-1 516:and an airfield ( 475:Ramsar Convention 358: 350:صِيْر ٱلْقَوَاسِم 334: 326:صِيْر بُو نُعَيْر 316:), also known as 310: 291: 290: 58:صِيْر ٱلْقَوَاسِم 50:صِيْر بُو نُعَيْر 16:(Redirected from 1091: 1043: 1042: 1040: 1039: 1024: 1018: 1017: 1015: 1014: 1003: 997: 996: 994: 993: 978: 972: 971: 969: 968: 963:. Whc.unesco.org 956: 950: 949: 947: 946: 935: 929: 928: 926: 925: 914: 908: 903: 897: 896: 894: 893: 888:. M.gulfnews.com 881: 875: 874: 872: 871: 860: 854: 853: 851: 850: 839: 833: 832: 830: 829: 818: 812: 811: 805: 801: 799: 791: 768: 762: 761: 740:(January 2005). 733: 727: 726: 724: 723: 712: 706: 705: 703: 701: 684: 678: 677: 675: 674: 663: 550:complex, to the 437:Hormuz Formation 363: 353: 351: 339: 329: 327: 315: 305: 303: 221: 219: 218: 162: 161: 159: 158: 157: 152: 148: 145: 144: 143: 140: 96: 95: 89: 70: 60: 59: 55:Sir Al Qawasim ( 52: 51: 43: 42: 33: 21: 1099: 1098: 1094: 1093: 1092: 1090: 1089: 1088: 1049: 1048: 1047: 1046: 1037: 1035: 1026: 1025: 1021: 1012: 1010: 1005: 1004: 1000: 991: 989: 980: 979: 975: 966: 964: 958: 957: 953: 944: 942: 937: 936: 932: 923: 921: 916: 915: 911: 904: 900: 891: 889: 883: 882: 878: 869: 867: 862: 861: 857: 848: 846: 841: 840: 836: 827: 825: 824:. Buzzdubai.com 820: 819: 815: 802: 792: 788: 770: 769: 765: 758: 735: 734: 730: 721: 719: 714: 713: 709: 699: 697: 686: 685: 681: 672: 670: 665: 664: 653: 648: 579: 548:Fateh Oil Field 507: 467: 422: 394: 271:2 December 2013 255: 226: 216: 214: 155: 153: 149: 146: 141: 138: 136: 134: 133: 110: 109: 108: 107: 104: 103: 102: 101: 97: 76: 61: 54: 45: 44: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1097: 1095: 1087: 1086: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1051: 1050: 1045: 1044: 1019: 998: 973: 951: 930: 909: 898: 876: 855: 834: 813: 786: 763: 756: 728: 707: 679: 650: 649: 647: 644: 643: 642: 637: 628: 622: 616: 611: 605: 600: 594: 585: 578: 575: 506: 503: 466: 463: 434:Early Cambrian 430:Neoproterozoic 421: 418: 393: 390: 361:Ṣīr Al-Qawāsim 342:Sir al Qawasim 289: 288: 285: 284: 281: 280: 277: 273: 272: 269: 265: 264: 261: 257: 256: 253:Ramsar Wetland 251: 248: 247: 244: 243: 240: 239: 234: 228: 227: 212: 209: 208: 207:Administration 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 184: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 168: 164: 163: 131: 127: 126: 121: 117: 116: 112: 111: 105: 100:Sir Abu Nu'ayr 99: 98: 91: 90: 84: 83: 82: 81: 78: 77: 71: 63: 62: 46: 38: 36: 31:Sir Abu Nu'ayr 27:Emirati Island 26: 24: 18:Sir Abu Nu’ayr 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1096: 1085: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1070: 1067: 1065: 1062: 1060: 1057: 1056: 1054: 1034:on 2014-02-28 1033: 1029: 1023: 1020: 1008: 1002: 999: 987: 983: 977: 974: 962: 955: 952: 940: 934: 931: 919: 913: 910: 907: 902: 899: 887: 880: 877: 865: 859: 856: 844: 838: 835: 823: 817: 814: 809: 804:|author= 797: 789: 783: 779: 778: 773: 767: 764: 759: 753: 749: 748:Trident Press 745: 744: 739: 732: 729: 717: 711: 708: 696: 694: 689: 683: 680: 668: 662: 660: 658: 656: 652: 645: 641: 638: 636: 632: 629: 626: 623: 620: 617: 615: 612: 609: 606: 604: 601: 598: 595: 593: 589: 586: 584: 581: 580: 576: 574: 572: 568: 564: 560: 557: 553: 549: 545: 541: 537: 533: 531: 527: 523: 519: 515: 511: 504: 502: 500: 499:bridled terns 496: 492: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 464: 462: 460: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 438: 435: 431: 426: 419: 417: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 391: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 362: 356: 347: 343: 338: 337:Ṣīr Bū Nuʿayr 332: 323: 319: 314: 308: 299: 295: 286: 282: 278: 270: 262: 260:Official name 254: 245: 241: 238: 235: 233: 229: 225: 224: 210: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 167:Total islands 165: 160: 132: 128: 125: 122: 118: 113: 88: 79: 74: 69: 64: 37:Native name: 34: 19: 1036:. Retrieved 1032:the original 1022: 1011:. Retrieved 1001: 990:. Retrieved 985: 976: 965:. Retrieved 954: 943:. Retrieved 933: 922:. Retrieved 912: 901: 890:. Retrieved 879: 868:. Retrieved 858: 847:. Retrieved 837: 826:. Retrieved 822:"Welcome to" 816: 776: 766: 742: 731: 720:. Retrieved 710: 698:. Retrieved 691: 682: 671:. Retrieved 631:Wadi Wurayah 625:Sir Bani Yas 583:Zirku Island 556:Sirri Island 534: 521: 512:has a small 508: 468: 450:rocks, plus 427: 423: 395: 386:Persian Gulf 378:Sir Bu Nuair 377: 373: 370:Sir Abu Neir 369: 341: 317: 293: 292: 213: 124:Persian Gulf 627:, Abu Dhabi 619:Ras Al Khor 610:, Abu Dhabi 599:, Abu Dhabi 495:sooty gulls 465:Environment 374:Sir Bu Nair 154: / 130:Coordinates 1053:Categories 1038:2014-01-24 1013:2014-01-24 992:2024-09-06 967:2014-01-24 945:2014-01-24 924:2014-01-24 892:2014-01-24 870:2014-01-24 849:2014-01-24 828:2014-01-24 722:2014-01-24 673:2014-01-24 646:References 569:fields of 456:quartzitic 454:rocks and 268:Designated 142:54°13′20″E 139:25°13′54″N 796:cite book 571:Abu Dhabi 559:oil field 530:southeast 485:(IBA) by 459:sandstone 448:evaporite 444:salt dome 402:Abu Dhabi 392:Geography 366:romanized 355:romanized 331:romanized 307:romanized 115:Geography 774:(2008). 700:25 April 635:Fujairah 577:See also 471:wetlands 380:) is an 120:Location 621:, Dubai 554:by the 540:acreage 514:harbour 510:Sharjah 505:Economy 452:igneous 420:Geology 384:in the 364:; also 357::  333::  309::  237:Sharjah 232:Emirate 784:  754:  693:Ramsar 526:island 382:island 346:Arabic 340:), or 322:Arabic 298:Arabic 220:  183:Length 592:Dubai 552:north 544:Dubai 532:end. 406:Dubai 191:Width 75:image 808:help 782:ISBN 752:ISBN 702:2018 563:Iran 522:OMSN 518:ICAO 497:and 440:salt 279:2191 175:Area 567:gas 561:of 546:'s 528:'s 432:to 388:. 376:or 368:as 73:ISS 1055:: 984:. 800:: 798:}} 794:{{ 750:. 746:. 690:. 654:^ 633:, 590:, 573:. 520:: 501:. 493:, 461:. 416:. 412:, 372:, 352:, 348:: 328:, 324:: 304:, 300:: 53:) 1041:. 1016:. 995:. 970:. 948:. 927:. 895:. 873:. 852:. 831:. 810:) 790:. 760:. 725:. 704:. 676:. 344:( 320:( 296:( 170:1 20:)

Index

Sir Abu Nu’ayr

ISS
Sir Abu Nu'ayr is located in United Arab Emirates
Persian Gulf
25°13′54″N 54°13′20″E / 25.23167°N 54.22222°E / 25.23167; 54.22222
United Arab Emirates
Emirate
Sharjah
Ramsar Wetland
Arabic
romanized
Arabic
romanized
Arabic
romanized
romanized
island
Persian Gulf
Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Emirate of Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
Neoproterozoic
Early Cambrian
Hormuz Formation
salt
salt dome
evaporite

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.