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ISLAND DIRECTORY
Islands of Kuwait
Bubiyan - including Warbah [1936]
Group:
Country: Kuwait Region: Persian Gulf
Lat: 29.76º N Long : 48.20º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: <100 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 3 km group: 3 km
Nearest continent: Asia Distance: 3 km Isolation Index: 5
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Uninhabited, ?
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 3% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 13200 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 7
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 7
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 01/08/90
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