Larak Island

Larak Island
Native name: جزیره لارک
	Larak Island
Geography
Location	Strait of Hormuz
Coordinates	26°51′12″N 56°21′20″E / 26.85333°N 56.35556°E
Adjacent to	Persian Gulf
Area	49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Highest elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Administration
	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Qeshm County
Rural District	Larak Rural District
Largest settlement	Larak Shahri (pop. 466)
Jazīreh-ye Lārak North Lighthouse
Constructed	2008
Construction	concrete tower
Height	18 m (59 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	unpainted tower
Power source	solar power
Focal height	40 m (130 ft)
Range	18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(2) W 10s

Larak Island (also Lark Island) is an island off the coast of Iran, which has been one of Iran's major oil export points since 1987. The narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz at a distance of 24 miles (39 km) lies between this Iranian island and Oman's Quoin Island.^[4]

^ "Larak Island Map, Weather and Photos". GetAMap. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Iran". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 1 October 2016
^ Joyner, Christopher C. (1 January 1990). The Persian Gulf War: Lessons for Strategy, Law, and Diplomacy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-313-26710-9.

[1] "Larak Island Map, Weather and Photos". GetAMap. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

[2] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Iran". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

[3] NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 1 October 2016

[Joyner1990-4] Joyner, Christopher C. (1 January 1990). The Persian Gulf War: Lessons for Strategy, Law, and Diplomacy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-313-26710-9.

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