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Ras Siyyan Volcanic Peninsula
Ras Siyyan is a dramatic volcanic peninsula jutting into the perilous Bab-el-Mandeb strait in northern Djibouti, standing directly across from Perim Island at the southern gateway to the Red Sea. Dominated by a prominent 138-meter reddish-black volcanic hill connected to the mainland by a low sandy mangrove spit, the peninsula overlooks one of the world's most treacherous maritime choke points. For centuries, treacherous coral reefs, violent whirlpools, and sudden gales caused countless shipwrecks along Ras Siyyan, giving rise to maritime legends of ghostly ship lights and drowned sailors haunting the isolated shores.