Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are two small islands in the eastern Persian Gulf, close to the Strait of Hormuz. They lie at 26°15′N 55°16′E / 26.250°N 55.267°E and 26°14′N 55°08′E / 26.233°N 55.133°E, respectively, some 12 kilometres from each other and 20 kilometres south of the Iranian island of Qeshm. The islands are administered by Iran …
Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are two small islands in the eastern Persian Gulf, close to the Strait of Hormuz. They lie at 26°15′N 55°16′E / 26.250°N 55.267°E and 26°14′N 55°08′E / 26.233°N 55.133°E, respectively, some 12 kilometres from each other and 20 kilometres south of the Iranian island of Qeshm. The islands are administered by Iran as part of its Hormozgan province.
Location: Persian Gulf
Population: around 300
Other names: Persian: تنب بزرگ و تنب کوچک (Tonb-e Bozorg and Tonb-e Kuchak) · Arabic: طنب الكبرى وطنب الصغرى (Tunb el-Kubra and Tunb el-Sughra)
Coordinates: Greater: · Lesser:
Total islands: 2
Area: 10.3 km² (4.0 sq mi) (Greater) · 2 km² (0.77 sq mi) (Lesser)
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