geo.wikisort.org - Island

Zembra (Tunisian Arabic: زمبرة Zimbra) is a Tunisian island. The island is a 432-metre-tall (1,417-foot) rock formation, and as such contains many 400 metre-high cliffs. It has an area of 369 hectares (912 acres).[1] Located 15 kilometres (8 nautical miles) from El Haouaria and 50 km (27 nmi) from the port of La Goulette, it is a natural extension of the peninsula of Cap Bon. Zembra is a natural fortress that housed a resort until 1976 and then passed into the hands of the Tunisian army. On the southern coast there are remains of an ancient harbour.

Zembra is most probably the same as the island called Aegimouros (Ancient Greek: Αἰγίμορος) by many ancient writers.[2][3][4] Pliny the Elder called both Zembra and Zembretta Aegimuri.[5]

Environment

Zembra has a fragile ecosystem[6] and has been classified as a protected area by UNESCO since 1977.[7][8] The island has a Mediterranean climate. The native soils include rock, clay, sand and magnesium lime.

Flora and fauna

The island's vegetation consists of about 266 plant species; the flora is characterised by a canopy of dense bush, including olive, Phoenician juniper and gorse, and the presence of rare plants which favour saline soils. There are also invertebrates and terrestrial mammals introduced by man, such as rabbit, Corsican sheep, black rat and feral cat. Dolphins are also common in the waters surrounding the island. In addition, Zembra is located on an avian migration route between Tunisia and the Strait of Sicily, and hosts more than 25,000 pairs of migrating birds which nest in the rocky cliffs; the island is home to the largest colony of Scopoli's shearwaters in the Mediterranean. The island, along with the neighbouring islet of Zembretta, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.[9]

References

На других языках

---

[de] Zembra

Zembra (arabisch زمبرة Zimbra oder الجامور الكبير / al-Ǧāmūr al-kabīr) ist eine Insel im Mittelmeer und gehört zu Tunesien. Gemeinsam mit der 4,8 km ostsüdöstlich gelegenen und nur zwei Hektar großen Nachbarinsel Zembretta (arabisch زمبرتا Zimbrittā oder الجامور الصغير / al-Ǧāmūr aṣ-ṣaġīr) gehören die Inseln administrativ zum Gouvernement Nabeul. Bis 1976 wurden die Inseln als natürliche Festung von der tunesischen Armee genutzt, seit Januar 1977 bilden beide Inseln ein Biosphärenreservat, seit April 1977 auch einen tunesischen Nationalpark.

---

- [en] Zembra

---

[fr] Zembra

Zembra (arabe : زمبرة .mw-parser-output .prononciation>a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png")center left no-repeat;padding-left:15px;font-size:smaller}Écouter) est une île rocheuse située dans le nord-est du golfe de Tunis.

---

[it] Zembra

L'isola di Zembra (in arabo زمبرة) si trova in Tunisia, a poco più di 10 chilometri al largo della penisola di Capo Bon nel Golfo di Tunisi; si estende per una superficie di 3,89 km².

---

[ru] Зембра

Зембра (араб. زمبرة‎) — скалистый остров на северо-востоке Тунисского залива Средиземного моря, расположен западнее мыса Бон. В древности остров назывался Эгимур (лат. Aegimurus).

---

---