![]() Penguin Islands on a 1911 Cape Colony map. | |
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Geography | |
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Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Archipelago | Scattered coastal islands |
Total islands | Over 24, including rocks awash |
Major islands | Possession Island, Penguin Island and Seal Island |
Administration | |
Namibia |
The Penguin Islands (Afrikaans: Pikkewyn-eilande, German: Pinguininseln) are a historical group of mostly scattered islands and rocks situated along a stretch of 355 kilometres (221 mi) along the coastline of Namibia. Not forming a geographic whole, the Namibian government formally lists them as the Off-Shore islands. Their name comes from the presence of African penguins which inhabit the coastal region surrounding Namibia and South Africa.