Koma Island
Koma Island also known as Charka Island is an island located in Kisiju ward of Mkuranga District in southern Pwani Region of Tanzania. The only historical source to mention this island is by Arab navigator Ibn Majid in 1470.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Tanzania
- Also known as: “Charka Island”
Koma Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Coast, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-7.54373° or 7° 32′ 37″ southLongitude
39.39492° or 39° 23′ 42″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6G4XF94V+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 704741508OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
156549Wikidata ID
Q49648436
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Satellite Map
Discover Koma Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Koma Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Koma Island”
- Swahili: “Kisiwa cha Koma”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Koma Island and Hatambura Island.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Koma Island”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.