Jabal al-Tair Island
Jabal at-Tair | |
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Arabic | |
Pronunciation | Arabic: [dʒæbæl ɑtˤːɑir] |
Geography | |
Location | Yemen (Red Sea island) |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Great Rift Valley |
Last eruption | 2007 to 2008 |
Jabal al-Tair Island (or Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Tair Island, Al-Tair Island, Jazirat at-Tair) (
After 124 years of
Geography
The island is roughly oval, about 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) long, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) wide and 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) in area.
The island comprises the
In 1900 the British Admiralty described the island as having no natural
History
In the past, the island, formerly known as Saiban,[6] was an important navigational marker for the
Sovereignty of the island was long disputed among Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Yemen. Under a 1962 agreement, lighthouses were maintained on the island at the cost of shippers.[3] In 1973, Yemen had notified Ethiopia of its intent to perform an aerial survey, and an ambiguous response by Ethiopia was later a point of contention; Ethiopia designated the islands in the area as having "no recognized owner".[8] The dispute, after Eritrea's 1993 independence from Ethiopia, erupted into the 1995
A 1998-99 international case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration awarded various islands to Eritrea and Yemen respectively.[8]Yemen maintained a military base on the island from the dispute with Eritrea in 1996 until the 2007 eruption. There are or were two watchtowers for control and observation of the large warships, cargo ships, and oil tankers that pass by.
2007 eruption
The volcano
Yemeni authorities requested help from a nearby
Several minor earthquakes ranging from 2 to 3.6 on the moment magnitude scale were reported near the island in the two weeks before the eruption.[16][17]
Earlier documented eruptions of this volcano include several reported in the 18th and 19th centuries, the most recent (before 2007) in 1883, and possibly one in 1332.[2] A Yemeni government geologist expects the volcano to "take time to calm down",[18] but shipping, including tankers carrying 3 million barrels of oil, that pass through the Red Sea daily, have not been affected.[19] In December 2007 it was reported that activity on the island had increased and fishermen were warned to avoid the area.[20]
See also
References
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