Zanzibar Archipelago
The Zanzibar Archipelago (Arabic: أرخبيل زنجبار, Swahili: Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar) consists of several islands lying off the coast of East Africa south of the Somali sea. The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands. There are four main islands, three primary islands with human populations, a fourth coral island that serves as an essential breeding ground for seabirds, plus a number of smaller islets that surround them and an isolated tiny islet.[1]
Most of the archipelago belongs to the Zanzibar semi-autonomous region of Tanzania, while Mafia Island and its associated islets are part of the Pwani Region on the mainland.
List of islands[]
Main islands[]
- Unguja Island, the largest, colloquially referred to as Zanzibar, has 896,721 inhabitants.
- Pemba Island, the second largest at 406,808 inhabitants.
- Latham Island (also called "Fungu Kizimkazi"), tiny and uninhabited.[2]
- Mafia Island, with 46,850 inhabitants.
Surrounding Unguja Island[]
- Bawe Island
- Changuu Island
- Chumbe Island
- Mnemba Island - settled
- Tumbatu Island - settled
- Uzi Island - settled
- Vundwe Island
Surrounding Pemba Island[3][]
- Fundo Island - settled
- Kashani Island
- - settled
- - settled
- - settled
- Njao Island
- - settled
- - settled
- - settled
References[]
- ^ Lizzie Williams (2005). Africa Overland. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 1-77007-187-3.
- ^ Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, United Republic of Tanzania, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, United Nations Economic and Social Council, E/C.12/TZA/1-3, 28 March 2011, page 5
- ^ Pemba - The clove island 1:100,000, Map & Guide, 2013, Dept. of Surveys and mapping, Chake-Chake
- Finke, J. (2006) The Rough Guide to Zanzibar (2nd edition). New York: Rough Guides.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Zanzibar Archipelago
- Divided regions
- Archipelagoes of the Indian Ocean
- Archipelagoes of Tanzania
- Islands of Zanzibar
- Coastal islands of Tanzania