Coasts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia extend along the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Arabian Gulf, with a length of about 3,800 km. The expansion of the Kingdom's continental shelf has formed a large number of islands on the surface of its waters. The Kingdom's coasts include about 1,285 islands, with about 1,150 islands located on the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea, thus making up 89 percent of the Kingdom's total islands.
The size of the islands in the Kingdom varies between large, medium, small, and very small. The majority of them are coral islands, though some are also sandy, continental, and volcanic in nature. Moreover, these islands have mostly flat surfaces. Farasan al-Kabir Island is the largest island in the Farasan Archipelago on the Red Sea, and is followed by Sajid (al-Sageed) Island, then Tiran Island.
On the other hand, the largest Saudi islands in the Persian Gulf are: Abu Ali, al-Batina, and Tarut. Other islands in the Kingdom include: Sheybarah Island, Sanafir, Zufaf Island, Barryam (Mushaba), Sharifa, Ghummah, Norman, Quman, Umm Qusur, and Hatbah.
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