Kimbubu Island | |
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Location | ![]() Dar es Salaam Region, Kigamboni District |
Nearest city | Dar es Salaam |
Coordinates | 6°49′16″S 39°21′19″E / 6.82111°S 39.35528°E |
Area | 4.7km² |
Established | March 2007 |
Governing body | Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania) |
Website | DMRS |
Kimbubu Island (Kisiwa cha Kimbubu, in Swahili) is a protected, uninhabited island in the Sea of Zanj under the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve (DMRS) with the IUCN category II located within Kigamboni District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.[1] The islands reserve measures around 4.7km2. East of the island is Sinda Island, north is the Makatumbi Islands and west is the Mjimwema ward of Kigamboni.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Old German Map of Dar es Salaam". Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Marine Parks and Marine Reserves of Tanzania". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ Levine, Arielle. (2010). Local Responses to Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. July–December 2004. 183-202. 10.1080/13880290490883241
- ^ Okera, W. "The zooplankton of the inshore waters of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania, SE Africa) with observations on reactions to artificial light." Marine Biology 26 (1974): 13-25.