Kwale Island
Kwale Island also known as Kuvala Island is a historic island located inside the Mafia Channel, in Kisiju ward of Mkuranga District in southern Pwani Region of Tanzania. 7.1 square kilometres is the size of Kwale Island.- Island
- …has about 2,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- …is also known as “Kwale Island, Pwani”
- Description: island in Mkuranga District, Pwani Region, Tanzania
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Latitude
-7.40953° or 7° 24′ 34″ south
Longitude
39.39193° or 39° 23′ 31″ east
Open location code
6G4XH9RR+5Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Kwale Island” goes by many names.
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