East Africa
Kenya
Kwale County

Wasini Island

Wasini Island lies off the coast of southeast 3 kilometres in the Indian Ocean, 75 kilometres south of , and 3 kilometres opposite the harbour of the village of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Kenya
  • Also known as: “Wasin Island”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mkwiro and Shimoni.

Village
is a fishing village located on Wasini Island, 2 km off the Kenyan coast. It is easily seen from the shores of , Kenya. Primary School is the only school in the village, covering kindergarten and standards one through eight.

Village
Photo: FredD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a port village and tourist destination in Lunga Lunga Constituency, . It is in southeastern near the border with and directly across from Wasini Island.

Wasini Island

Latitude
-4.66378° or 4° 39′ 50″ south
Longitude
39.37865° or 39° 22′ 43″ east
Population
1,500
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6G7X89PH+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20819768
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
178252
Wiki­data ID
Q3049780
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Satellite Map

Discover Wasini Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Wasini Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wasini uhartea”
  • Belarusian: “Васіні”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Васіні”
  • Cebuano: “Wasini Island”
  • Chinese: “瓦西尼岛”
  • Chinese: “瓦西尼島”
  • Dutch: “Wasini Island”
  • Finnish: “Wasini”
  • French: “Wasini”
  • German: “Wasini Island”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Ουασίνι”
  • Spanish: “Isla Wasini”
  • Swahili: “Kisiwa cha Wasini”
  • Swedish: “Wasini”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kwale County and Shimoni.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Betty’s Camp and Shimoni Slave Caves.

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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 “Wasini Island”. Photo: FredD, CC BY-SA 3.0.