Greater and Lesser Tunbs

<p>Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb  are two small islands in the eastern <a href="/facts/Persian_Gulf/W78AfnC1">Persian Gulf</a>, close to the <a href="/facts/Strait_of_Hormuz/GEQfLwb2">Strait of Hormuz</a>. They lie at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Greater_and_Lesser_Tunbs¶ms=26_15_N_55_16_E_">26°15′N 55°16′E / 26.250°N 55.267°E / 26.250; 55.267</a> and <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Greater_and_Lesser_Tunbs¶ms=26_14_N_55_08_E_">26°14′N 55°08′E / 26.233°N 55.133°E / 26.233; 55.133</a>, respectively, some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from each other and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the Iranian island of <a href="/facts/Qeshm/HBnEMCBA">Qeshm</a>. The islands are administered by <a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8">Iran</a> as part of its <a href="/facts/Hormozgan_province/H6tMJGCo">Hormozgan province</a>.
</p><p>Greater Tunb has a surface area of 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi). It is known for its red soil. There are conflicting descriptions about its population: While some sources state there are between a few dozen and a few hundred inhabitants, others describe the island as having no native civilian population. There is reported to be an Iranian garrison and naval station, an aircraft runway, a fish storage facility and a red-soil mine. Lesser Tunb has a surface of 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) and is uninhabited with the exception of a small airfield, harbour, and <a href="/facts/Trench_warfare/GXDoLeRJ">entrenched</a> <a href="/facts/Iranian_military/U1ybKhQc">Iranian military</a> unit.
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Greater and Lesser Tunbs