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Islands of Tunisia
Chergui [1708]
Group: Kerkenah, Iles
Country: Tunisia: Mediterranean
Lat: 34.71º NLong: 11.22º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE:
Gharbi [1707]
Group: Kerkenah, Iles
Country: Tunisia: Mediterranean
Lat: 34.62º NLong: 11.04º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE:
Jerba (Djerba) [988]
Group:
Country: Tunisia
Lat: 33.80º N Long : 10.88º E
Area: 523.2 sq. km Altitude: 49 m
Shoreline: 121.6 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.2324
Depth to nearest land: <100 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 2 km group: 2 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 2 km Isolation Index: 4
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: tourism
Accessibility: airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 31% Human Threat Indicator: 1
Gross Domestic Product: $ 1163 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 2
Last updated: 24/07/90
La Galite [1710]
Group:
Country: Tunisia
Lat: 37.53º N Long : 8.91º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: >101 m
Nearest island: 40 km group: 40 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 40 km Isolation Index: 19
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, ?
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 31% Human Threat Indicator: 1
Gross Domestic Product: $ 1163 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 0 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 0.4 sq. km Marine: 6 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 2
Last updated: 25/10/90
Zembra [1709]
Group:
Country: Tunisia
Lat: 37.13º N Long : 10.78º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: <100 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 10 km group: 10 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 10 km Isolation Index: 9
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, ?
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 31% Human Threat Indicator: 1
Gross Domestic Product: $ 1163 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 2
Last updated: 11/02/89
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