Which island among Kuwait's nine offshore islands possesses the largest surface area and comprises expansive coastal mudflats and salt marshes?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Bubiyan Island
- Step 1: Bubiyan Island covers approximately 860 square kilometers in northeastern Kuwait.
- Step 2: It is by far the largest of Kuwait's nine islands, accounting for almost 5% of the country's total land area.
- Step 3: It is composed predominantly of marine silt and clay deposited by the Tigris-Euphrates river system.
Answer
Bubiyan Island.
Why not the others: Failaka is about 43 sq km and historically inhabited; Warbah is much smaller; Kubbar is a small coral islet.
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