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    Bajuni Islands

    The Bajuni Islands (Somali: Jasiiradaha Jubbada Hoose; Arabic: جزر باجوني; Italian: Isole Giuba, also known as the Bajun Islands or Baajun Islands) are an archipelago in southern Somalia. They are situated in the Somali sea off the southern coast of Jubaland, from Kismayo to Ras Kamboni.

    Satellite picture of Kismaayo and surrounding area, Somalia
    Satellite picture of Kismaayo and surrounding area, Somalia

    Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. / Public domain

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    Overview

    The Bajuni Islands (Somali: Jasiiradaha Jubbada Hoose; Arabic: جزر باجوني; Italian: Isole Giuba, also known as the Bajun Islands or Baajun Islands) are an archipelago in southern Somalia. They are situated in the Somali sea off the southern coast of Jubaland, from Kismayo to Ras Kamboni.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    9

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Yaamba13 m · 0.14 km²
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Yaamba: 0.14 km²YaambaUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Yaamba0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs

    • Kismaayo NASA. Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. / Public domain