Kendwa Island
Protected island of Kigamboni District in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania
6°47′56″S 39°19′51″E / 6.79889°S 39.33083°E / -6.79889; 39.33083Kendwa Island (Kisiwa cha Kendwa, in Swahili) is a protected, uninhabited island in the Sea of Zanj under the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve (DMRS) with the IUCN category II located within Kigamboni District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.[1] The islands reserve measures around 5.30km2. The Sinda Island is to the east of the island, the Makatumbi Islands are to the north, and the Kigamboni ward of Kigamboni is to the west.[2][3][4][5][6] The island is home to endangered coconunt crabs. [7]
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References
- ^ "Old German Map of Dar es Salaam". Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "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
- ^ Okera, W. "The zooplankton of the inshore waters of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania, SE Africa) with observations on reactions to artificial light." Marine Biology 26 (1974): 13-25.
- ^ Jones, D. A. “New Isopods of the Genus Lanocira (Corallanidae) from the Indian Ocean Region.” Crustaceana, vol. 42, no. 1, 1982, pp. 65–75. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20103693. Accessed 10 Sept. 2023.
- ^ Hoyle, B. S. “African Politics and Port Expansion at Dar Es Salaam.” Geographical Review, vol. 68, no. 1, 1978, pp. 31–50. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/213509. Accessed 10 Sept. 2023.
- ^ Caro, Tim, et al. "A case study of the coconut crab Birgus latro on Zanzibar highlights global threats and conservation solutions." Oryx 55.4 (2021): 556-563.
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Kigamboni District
Headquarters: Somangila
- Tungi
- Vijibweni
- Kimbiji
- Kisarawe II
- Kigamboni
- Mjimwema
- Kibada
- Somangila
- Pemba Mnazi
- Mwera River
- Ukooni River
- Mbalajangi River
- Mumani River
- Potea River
- Kidete River
- Nguva River
- Pumbweni River
- Mbaranyange River
- Mkomosi River
- Msinga River
- Shungu River
- Kigamboni
- Makatumbi Islands
- Kendwa Island
- Kimbubu Island
- Sinda Island
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