The
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An isla ...
s of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...
are located adjacent to the
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden ( ar, ุฎููุฌ ุนุฏู, so, Gacanka Cadmeed ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Chann ...
to the north, the
Guardafui Channel
The Guardafui Channel ( so, Marinka Gardafuul) is an oceanic strait off the tip of the Horn of Africa that lies between the Puntland region of Somalia and Socotra to the west of the Arabian Sea. It connects the Gulf of Aden to the north with the ...
at the apex of its territory, and the Somali Sea to the east.
Gulf of Aden
Somalia's only islands in the Gulf of Aden are located in the Zeila Archipelago, the largest islands of which are
Sacadin and
Aibat.
Guardafui Channel
Jasiirada Khuuri, which is located in the
Guardafui Channel
The Guardafui Channel ( so, Marinka Gardafuul) is an oceanic strait off the tip of the Horn of Africa that lies between the Puntland region of Somalia and Socotra to the west of the Arabian Sea. It connects the Gulf of Aden to the north with the ...
is a mere 100 kilometers from the coast of
Cape Guardafui. However, since it is administrated in the
Socotra Governorate, it is under Yemeni jurisdiction. Despite Khuuri and the other three islands being less than 370 km (the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international agreement that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. , 167 ...
's definition of a state's exclusive economic zone) from Somalia's coast, they do not fall under the
exclusive economic zone of Somalia
The exclusive economic zone of Somalia covers 830,389 km2 in the Indian Ocean. It extends to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines, from which the breadth of the nation's territorial waters is measured. In accordance with Law No. ...
. Subsequently, Somalia has submitted a request to the UN to discuss sovereignty.
Somali Sea
There are six main islands in the Bajuni archipelago. They are
Jasiirada Chandra,
Jasiirada Chovaye Chovaye is an island that is a part of the Bajuni Islands archepelago in southern Somalia.Mwangi, Oscar Gakuo. "Jubaland: Somaliaโs new security dilemma and state-building efforts." Africa Review 8.2 (2016): 120-132. in the Somali Sea. It does no ...
,
Jasiirada Chula
Chula is an island that is a part of the Bajuni Islands
The Bajuni Islands ( it, Isole Giuba, also known as the Bajun Islands or Baajun Islands) are an archipelago in southern Somalia. They are situated in the Somali sea in the southern coast of ...
,
Jasiirada Koyama
Koyama (also known as Kunyama Kundeeq) (also spelled Kwayama and Coiama) is an island in southern Somalia, in the region of Jubaland.
Koyama is the second largest island of the Bajuni Islands archipelago in the Somali sea, situated only from t ...
,
Jasiirada Darakasi and
Jasiirada Ngumi.
References
Islands
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
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