Kwale Island
Kwale Island is a protected, seasonally inhabited island in the Pemba Channel under the Tanga Marine Reserves with the IUCN category II located inside Kwale ward in Mkinga District of Tanga Region in Tanzania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Mkinga District, Tanga Region, Tanzania
- Also known as: “Kwale Island, Mkinga” and “Mnasini”
Kwale Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Tanga, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-4.96926° or 4° 58′ 9″ southLongitude
39.16408° or 39° 9′ 51″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
6G7X25J7+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 9486288676OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Kwale Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kwale Island”
- Swahili: “Kwale (Kisiju)”
- Swahili: “Kwale”
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