Kimbubu Island
Map showing the location of Kimbubu Island
Map showing the location of Kimbubu Island
location in Tanzania
Location Tanzania,
Dar es Salaam Region,
Kigamboni District
Nearest cityDar es Salaam
Coordinates6°49′16″S 39°21′19″E / 6.82111°S 39.35528°E / -6.82111; 39.35528
Area4.7km²
EstablishedMarch 2007
Governing bodyMarine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania)
WebsiteDMRS

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Old German Map of Dar es Salaam". Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Marine Parks and Marine Reserves of Tanzania". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ 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.
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