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    Pemba Island

    Pemba, Pembo, Isla de Pemba

    5°10′S 39°48′E

    Pemba Island (Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء, al-Jazīra al-khadrāʔ; Swahili: Kisiwa cha Pemba) is a Tanzanian island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago, lying within the Swahili Coast in the Indian Ocean.

    Misali Island and coral reef from above — atoll near Pemba Island in the Zanzibar Archipelago, Indian Ocean, Tanzania.
    Misali Island and coral reef from above — atoll near Pemba Island in the Zanzibar Archipelago, Indian Ocean, Tanzania.

    Jojona / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    5°10′S 39°48′E

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    Overview

    Pemba Island (Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء, al-Jazīra al-khadrāʔ; Swahili: Kisiwa cha Pemba) is a Tanzanian island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago, lying within the Swahili Coast in the Indian Ocean.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Zanzibar Archipelago

    • Unguja

      1,561 km²▲ 130 m

      Major islands

    • Mafia Island

      431 km²▲ 54 m

      Major islands

    • Tumbatu

      18 km²▲ 29 m

      Minor islands

    • Fundo Island

      8.8 km²▲ 25 m

      Minor islands

    • Njao Island

      4.8 km²▲ 18 m

      Minor islands

    • Uvinje

      1.2 km²▲ 11 m

      Minor islands

    • Kokota

      0.98 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.85 km²▲ 27 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs