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).
| Makatumbi Islands | |
|---|---|
  location in Tanzania | |
| Location |  Tanzania,Dar es Salaam Region, Kigamboni District |
| Nearest city | Dar es Salaam |
| Coordinates | 6°48′0″S 39°20′04″E / 6.80000°S 39.33444°E |
| Area | 7.8 km2 |
| Established | March 2007 |
| Governing body | Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania) |
| Website | 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.[1][2][3][4] 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. [5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Marine Parks and Marine Reserves of Tanzania". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ 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
- ^ Roxburgh, T., et al. "An assessment of the stakeholders and resource use in Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System." ICRAN/WIOMSA (2002).
- ^ Daudi, Lillian Nduku, et al. "Effect of nutrient enrichment on seagrass associated meiofauna in Tanzania." Marine environmental research 82 (2012): 49-58.
- ^ Muzuka, A. "Distribution of heavy metals in the coastal marine surficial sediments in the Msasani Bay-Dar es Salaam harbour area." Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 6.1 (2008).
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