Kwale Island

Kwale Island is a protected island located in Fumba ward of Mjini District in , . The island is included in the marine conservation area of Menai Bay.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Mjini District, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania
  • Also known as: Kwale Island, Zanzibar

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fumba.

Village
is a village on the Tanzanian island of , part of . It is located in the southwest of the island, at the end of the Peninsula, and overlooks in . is situated 7 km north of Kwale Island.

Kwale Island

Latitude
-6.37791° or 6° 22′ 41″ south
Longitude
39.28698° or 39° 17′ 13″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
6G5XJ7CP+RQ
Geo­Names ID
156296
Wiki­data ID
Q49649984
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swahili—“Kwale Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kwale Island
  • Swahili: Kwale (Zanzibar)
  • Swahili: Kwale

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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 “Kwale Island”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.