Penguin Islands

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.

For the Namibian island, see Penguin Island, Namibia. For the Canadian island group, see Penguin Islands (Newfoundland and Labrador).
Penguin Islands
Pikkewyn-eilande
Pinguininseln
'Off-Shore islands'
Penguin Islands on a 1911 Cape Colony map.
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
ArchipelagoScattered coastal islands
Total islandsOver 24, including rocks awash
Major islandsPossession Island, Penguin Island and Seal Island
Administration
Namibia
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