Southern Africa
Mozambique
Inhambane Province

Bazaruto Island

Bazaruto is a barrier island in the of southern . The largest island of the archipelago, Bazaruto sits near the eastern rim of the African continental shelf, sheltering the mainland coast on the other side of Bazaruto Bay.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Bazaruto”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bazaruto Archipelago National Park.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a protected area in the of on the . The park was proclaimed on 25 May 1971.

Bazaruto Island

Latitude
-21.64883° or 21° 38′ 56″ south
Longitude
35.4612° or 35° 27′ 40″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
IATA airport code
BZB
United Nations Location Code
MZ BZB
Open location code
5GCQ9F26+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 253819812
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1052387
Wiki­data ID
Q812659
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Satellite Map

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

From Asturian to Spanish—“Bazaruto Island” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Isla de Bazaruto”
  • Asturian: “Islla de Bazaruto”
  • Bavarian: “Bazaruto”
  • Belarusian: “Базаруту (востраў)”
  • Belarusian: “Базаруту”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Bazaruto”
  • Cebuano: “Ilha do Bazaruto”
  • Chinese: “巴扎魯托島”
  • Czech: “Bazaruto”
  • Dutch: “Bazaruto Island”
  • French: “Île Bazaruto”
  • French: “Île de Bazaruto”
  • German: “Bazaruto”
  • German: “Ilha do Bazaruto”
  • Italian: “Isola di Bazaruto”
  • Japanese: “バザルト島”
  • Polish: “Bazaruto”
  • Portuguese: “Bazaruto”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha do Bazaruto”
  • Portuguese: “lha do Bazaruto”
  • Russian: “Базаруто”
  • Spanish: “Bazaruto”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Bazaruto”

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Explore places such as Inhassoro and Chamuço.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Praia do Bazaruto and Indigo Bay Lodge Airport.

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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 “Bazaruto Island”. Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.