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    Makatumbi Islands

    Makatumbi Islands or Makatumbe Islands (Visiwa Vya Makatumbi in Swahili) is an archipelago of two protected, uninhabited islands in the Sea of Zanj off the coast of Tanzania.

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    Makatumbi Islands or Makatumbe Islands (Visiwa Vya Makatumbi in Swahili) is an archipelago of two protected, uninhabited islands in the Sea of Zanj off the coast of Tanzania. The archipelago consists of the inner and outer Makatumbi Islands and is protected by the IUCN category II designation Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve (DMRS). The islands, located in the Kigamboni District of the Dar es Salaam Region, have a combined area of 7.8 square kilometres (3.0 sq mi). To the south is Kimbubu Island, and to the north is the mouth of Dar es Salaam harbor. The island is under threat from marine pollution; elevated cadmium readings were found east of Makatumbe Island near the entrance to the Dar es Salaam harbour.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets6
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    1

    Islets

    6
    • Outer Makatumbe8 m · 0.1 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 1 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m13 mMakatumbe Islands8 mOuter Makatumbe
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Makatumbe Islands: 0.12 km²Makatumbe IslandsOuter Makatumbe: 0.1 km²Outer MakatumbeUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandHammond Rock: <0.1 haHammond Rock
    km², log scale
    Makatumbe Islands0.12 km²
    Outer Makatumbe0.1 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Hammond Rock<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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