Menai Bay
Located on the east coast of Tanzania.
Located on the east coast of Tanzania.
Menai Bay
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates6°23′S 39°22′E / 6.383°S 39.367°E / -6.383; 39.367
Ocean/sea sourcesIndian Ocean
Basin countriesTanzania
Max. length15 km (9.3 mi)
Max. width9 km (5.6 mi)
IslandsSeveral

Menai Bay is located on the southwestern coast of Unguja island (Zanzibar Island), in the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania.

Geography

It is an 8 km wide bay on the Zanzibar Strait of the Western Indian Ocean.[1]

The long coastline of Menai Bay has nineteen villages, with a total population of around 17,000. The villages are within the Unguja South Region of Zanzibar.

The Menai Bay Conservation Area is a marine reserve protecting the habitats and biota of the bay area.[2]

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