Astola Island

Astola Island, is a collection of related islands of the Pakistani shoreline alongside the Arabian Sea. additionally referred to as Jezira Haft Talar Satadip or 'Island of the Seven Hills', is a small uninhabited Pakistani island which is positioned about 25 km off the coast of Balochistan province, and is Pakistan’s biggest offshore island spanning 6.7 km2. Astola is Pakistan's biggest offshore island at about 6.7 km long with a maximum width of 2.3 km and a place of about 6.7 km2. Administratively, the island is a part of the Pasni subdistrict of Gwadar District in Balochistan province. The island may be accessed with the aid of using motorized boats from Pasni, with an adventure time of approximately five hours to attain the island.

The island is ecologically essential as its seashores offer nesting floor for the endangered inexperienced turtle and hawksbill turtle, even as additionally helping a big kind of migratory birds. The Astola saw-scaled viper is endemic to the island. While treeless, because of the absence of a sparkling water source, the island’s plants include scrubs and big bushes. The island’s marine ecology helps a number of corals, developing a breeding floor for a substantial variety of marine species.

Location: about 25 km off the coast of Balochistan province