THE BAHRAIN ISLANDS AND THEIR DESERT FLORA 



Professor R. D'O Good 

 (Hull) 



The Bahrain Islands lie some 20 miles from the coast of Saudi Arabia, al^out half 

 way down the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, in the bight between Hasa and the 

 Qatar Peninsula, at approximately 26°N and 51°E. The group consists of Bahrain Is- 

 land itself, which has a length of about 30 miles and a maximum width of about 10 miles; 

 three much smaller islands (Muharraq, Sitra and Nabbi Salih), so close to Bahrain on the 

 north-east as to be virtually part of it; three other small islands (Umm Nasan, Jedda 

 and Raka) more detached in the north- west; and a few tiny islets. All but the last of 

 these are shown in figure L 



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Figure 1. 

 Sketch map of the Bahrain Islands showing Bahrain itself and its six satellite islands, 

 Muharraq (M), Nabbi Salih (NS), Sitra (S), Umm Nasan (UN), Jedda (J), and Raka (R), and its 

 three towns Manama (Ma), Muharraq (Mu), and Awali (A). 



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