What is the largest offshore island of the Sultanate of Oman, located off the central eastern coast in the Arabian Sea?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Masirah Island
- Step 1: Masirah Island covers approximately 649 square kilometers in the Arabian Sea off the coast of the Al Wusta Governorate.
- Step 2: It is Oman's largest island, famous for its fisheries, wind conditions, and vital nesting colonies of loggerhead sea turtles.
Answer
Masirah Island.
Why not the others: 'Hallaniyat Islands' (formerly Kuria Muria) are an archipelago of five smaller islands off Dhofar; 'Daymaniyat Islands' are a protected marine reserve off Barka; 'Fahal Island' is a small limestone islet off Muscat.
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