evidence: Concerning the legal status of Qit’at Jaradah – a maritime feature belonging to Bahrain – for instance, Judges Bedjaoui, Ranjeva and Koroma, in the 2001 Qatar/Bahrain case (Merits), took the view that geomorphological characteristics of Qit’at Jaradah did not make it an island because it was not terra firma. Nonetheless, the majority opinion considered Qit’at Jaradah as an island.