Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan - THIS IS PAKISTAN

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island Pasni Gwadar, Balochistan - Pakistan

Astola Island, also known as Jezira Haft Talar (Urdu: جزیرہ ہفت تلار) or 'Island of the Seven Hills', is a small, uninhabited island in the Arabian Sea in Pakistan's territorial waters, some 25 km south of Pakistan's nearest coastline and 39 km southeast of the Pakistani fishing port of Pasni. Astola is Pakistan's largest offshore island and the only significant offshore island in the northern Arabian Sea. Administratively, the island is part of the Pasni subdistrict of Gwadar District in Balochistan province.

Location
Astola Island lies in the northern tip of the Arabian Sea, approximately 25 km south of Pakistan's Makran Coastline and approximately 39 km southeast of the Pakistani fishing port of Pasni. It is also the northernmost island of the Arabian Sea.
Its geographical coordinates are Latitude 25° 7'21.51"N and Longitude 63°50'51.53"E.

Size
The island is approximately 4 km in length with a maximum width of 1 km. Its highest point is 246 feet above sea level.


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