{"id":78660,"date":"2025-12-19T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=78660"},"modified":"2025-12-20T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T08:02:33","slug":"hormuz-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hormuz-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Hormuz Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hormuz Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A breathtaking natural phenomenon recently turned Iran&#8217;s Hormuz Island into a global talking point, as its coastlines transformed into a surreal blood-red landscape overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hormuz Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> hilly island of Iran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <\/span><b>Strait of Hormuz, between <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Persian Gulf and the<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gulf-of-oman-upsc\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Gulf of Oman<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 8 km off the coast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of 41.9 sq. km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for its unique scenery and <\/span><b>colorful soil,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which has earned it the <\/span><b>nickname<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>\u201cRainbow Island\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is covered by <\/span><b>sedimentary rock and volcanic ash.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the <\/span><b>lack of precipitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>soil and water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the island are <\/span><b>salty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>landscape <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Hormuz Island is<\/span><b> mostly red in color<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is due to a <\/span><b>high concentration of iron oxide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>especially <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a mineral called <\/span><b>hematite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Whenever waves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the ocean <\/span><b>hit the sands <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Hormuz Island, those <\/span><b>waves turn pink.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But although the island is well-known for its red landscape, it is <\/span><b>also known for various other colors.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Colors to be seen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">island\u2019s<\/span><b> sand and soil include<\/b> <b>red, gold, silver, and white.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>mostly barren. Hormuz village<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the<\/span><b> only permanent settlement.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fishing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the <\/span><b>main source of income<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">People native <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the island belong to an ethnic group known as the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Bandari<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/offbeat\/hormuz-island-glows-blood-red-after-rain-heres-why-it-happens-video-9834251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>NDTV<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hormuz Island is a hilly island of Iran on the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, 8 km off the coast. 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