Arguin

Arguin ( : Arghīn; ) is an island off the western coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin. It is approximately in size, with extensive and dangerous reefs around it. The island is now part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park.

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Vinony's link graph records 587 inbound references to Arguin, and connects out to Timor-Leste, Colonia del Sacramento and French Equatorial Africa.

The entry is geolocated on the map in MR, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including 1445 establishments in the Portuguese Empire, 1633 disestablishments in the Portuguese Empire and 1633 establishments in the Dutch Empire.

Vinony links it to 24 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.name: Arguin
Settlement.native_name: أرغين
Settlement.image_skyline: AMH-6744-NA View of Arguin castle.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Watercolour drawing of Fort Arguin by Johannes Vingboons, ca. 1663
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mauritania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.elevation_m: 0
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar

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Wikidata facts

Population: 0
Area: 14.4
Elevation: 5
Image: Bancdarguin map lg.jpg
Width: 2.6
Length: 5.9

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Commons category: Arguin

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Article · Español

Arguin (en portugués, Arguim) es una isla de la costa oeste de Mauritania, separada por 12 kilómetros de la bahía de Arguin. Tiene seis kilómetros de largo y dos de ancho y una superficie de 12 km². Actualmente forma parte del parque nacional del Banco de Arguin.

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