Zubair Group

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
Location Yemen, Red Sea
Geology
Mountain typeShield Volcano
Last eruptionSeptember - October 2013

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 metres (627 feet) above sea level. The volcano has continued to erupt in historic times. The islands belong to Yemen.