Arguin
Sign in to saveArguin ( : 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.
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
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- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- French West Africa
- Country
- Portuguese Empire
- Located in
- Dakhlet Nouadhibou
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 14.4
- Elevation
- 5
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- Bancdarguin map lg.jpg
- Width
- 2.6
- Length
- 5.9
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- Commons category
- Arguin
- different from
- Arkin
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Italiano
Arguin (in portoghese Arguim, in arabo: أرغين Ergan) è un'isola della costa occidentale della Mauritania, nella Baia di Arguin. L'isola è lunga sei km e si trova nel Parco nazionale del banco di Arguin.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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On the map
3 mapped locations