Bubiyan Island

Bubyan Island
Native name:
جزيرة بوبيان
False-color satellite image of Kuwaiti islands at the northwest corner of the Persian Gulf. Bubiyan is the light-blue mass taking up most of the right side of the image.
Location of Bubiyan Island in Kuwait
Geography
LocationPersian Gulf
Coordinates29°47′N 48°11′E / 29.783°N 48.183°E / 29.783; 48.183
Area863 km2 (333 sq mi)
Length40 km (25 mi)
Width24 km (14.9 mi)
Highest elevation322 ft (98.1 m)
Highest pointUnnamed Point
Administration
Demographics
Population0
Designations
Official nameMubarak Al-Kabeer Reserve
Designated5 September 2015
Reference no.2239[1]

Bubiyan Island (Arabic: جزيرة بوبيان) is the largest island in the Kuwaiti coastal island chain situated in the north-western corner of the Persian Gulf, with an area of 863 km2 (333 sq mi). Bubiyan Island is part of the Shatt al-Arab delta.[2]

The Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is currently under construction on the island.[3][4][5][6] As part of the port's development, there are plans for Bubiyan Island to contain power plants and substations.[7][4][8][9] A 5,000-megawatt power plant has already been built in the neighbouring Kuwaiti region of Subiya.[10]

  1. ^ "Mubarak Al-Kabeer Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ancient_Bubiyan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "الأشغال تنتظر مقاول ميناء مبارك لتسلم المرحلة الأولى ابتدائياً". Al Rai (in Arabic). 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ranju Warrier (19 February 2021). "Elsewedy Electric unit bags $53.2m contract for Kuwait's Boubyan substation". Construction Week.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference kun was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference full was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Connecting Boubyan Island Area in Kuwait". Elsewedy Electric. March 2021.
  8. ^ "Kuwait's MEW to float tender for transmission stations". Zawya. 23 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Elsewedy unit inks project in Kuwait". Zawya. 17 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Kuwait inaugurates massive causeway to free trade zone". France24. 1 May 2019.