Benguerra Island
Benguerra is the second largest island in the Bazaruto Archipelago of southern Mozambique. The island is approximately 55 km2 and lies 14 kilometres offshore.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Mozambique
- Also known as: “Benguerra” and “Santa Antonio Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Benguerra Island Airport.
Benguerra Island Airport
Aerodrome
Benguerra Island Airport is an airport on Benguerra Island, Mozambique. The nearest major airport is Vilankulo Airport on the mainland of Mozambique.
Benguerra Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Inhambane Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.86039° or 21° 51′ 37″ southLongitude
35.44057° or 35° 26′ 26″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)IATA airport code
BCWOpen location code
5GCQ4CQR+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 19991790OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Benguerra Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Benguerra Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Illa de Benguerra”
- Chinese: “本蓋魯阿島”
- Dutch: “Benguerra Island”
- Finnish: “Benguerra”
- French: “Benguerra”
- German: “Benguerra”
- Japanese: “ベンゲラ島”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Benguérua”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Santo António”
- Portuguese: “Santa Antonio”
- Spanish: “Isla de Benguerra”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vilanculos and Machocomane.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lago Bomopomo and Lago Nhanombe.
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