Arkin
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
- 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
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
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Article · Polski
Arkin (arab. أرغين; fr. Arguin; port. Arguim) – wyspa na Oceanie Atlantyckim u zachodnich wybrzeży Mauretanii w zatoce Arkin, stanowi część Parku Narodowego Banc d'Arguin. Powierzchnia wyspy wynosi około 12 km2. Zachowały się tu ruiny XVII-wiecznego holenderskiego fortu. Wokół wyspy znajdują się trudne do przebycia rafy.
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3 mapped locations