Maziwi Island

Maziwe island officially, The Maziwe Island Marine Reserve Maziwe Marine Reserve is a small island located on the northern shores of Tanzania. One of the oldest marine reserves in Tanzania, this vibrant coral reef ecosystem supports over 400 species of fish as well as a stunning diversity of coral, sponge and algae species.
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Maziwi Island

Latitude
-5.5° or 5° 30′ south
Longitude
39.06667° or 39° 4′ east
Open location code
6G6XG328+2M
Geo­Names ID
154462
Wiki­data ID
Q1914720
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Maziwi Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة مازيوي
  • Cebuano: Maziwi
  • Dutch: Maziwi Island
  • Esperanto: Insulo Maziwi
  • French: île Maziwi
  • French: Île Maziwi
  • German: Maziwi Island
  • German: Maziwi
  • Spanish: Isla Maziwi
  • Swahili: Kisiwa cha Maziwi
  • Zulu: Maziwi Island

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maziwi Island”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.