Zubair Group

Zubair Group
Zubair Group is located in Yemen
Zubair Group
Zubair Group
Location
Highest point
Elevation191 m (627 ft)
Coordinates15°3′0″N 42°10′0″E / 15.05000°N 42.16667°E / 15.05000; 42.16667
Geography
LocationYemen Yemen, Red Sea
Geology
Mountain typeShield Volcano
Last eruptionSeptember - October 2013
New island forming in the Zubair Group, about 0.5 km (0.3 mi) NNW of Rugged Island. NASA satellite image, January 7, 2012.

Zubair Group, Al Zubair Group or Zubayr Group (Arabic: مجموعة جزر الزبير, or simply: جزر الزبير) is a group of 10 major volcanic islands, on top of an underlying shield volcano in the Red Sea, which reach a height of 191 m (627 ft) above sea level. The volcano has continued to erupt in historic times. The islands belong to Yemen.