Jabal al-Tair Island
| Jabal at-Tair | |
|---|---|
Landsat 7 image of the island | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Coordinates | 15°32′25″N 41°50′02″E / 15.540299°N 41.833826°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Bird Mountain |
| Language of name | 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) (Arabic: جزيرة جبل الطير Jazīrat Jabal aṭ-Ṭayr, 'Bird Mountain Island') is a roughly oval volcanic island in Yemen, northwest of the constricted Bab al-Mandab passage at the mouth of the Red Sea, about halfway between mainland Yemen and Eritrea. From 1996 until an eruption in 2007, Yemen maintained two watchtowers and a small military base on the island.
After 124 years of dormancy, the volcano that created the island erupted on 30 September 2007.