Chapwani Island Explained

Chapwani Island
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Pushpin Relief:Yes
Map Width:200
Location:Zanzibar Channel
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Archipelago:Zanzibar Archipelago
Length Km:0.7
Width Km:0.1
Ethnic Groups:Hadimu
Languages:Swahili
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Mjini Magharibi Region
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:District
Country Admin Divisions 1:Mjini
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Ward
Country Admin Divisions 2:Malindi

Chapwani Island (Kisiwa cha Chapwani, in Swahili) is a private island located in Malindi ward of Mjini District in Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania. A British naval cemetery located in Chapwani serves as the last resting place for servicemen who died while serving in Zanzibar.[1] These are the graves of those who perished in the attack by the German cruiser on the British protected cruiser during World War One.[2] [3] Interms of marine protection, Changuu and Chapwani reefs were seen as less protected, whereas Chumbe reefs and Kizimkazi reefs were thought to be well protected.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chapwani Private Island short history.
  2. Web site: Chapwani Private Island.
  3. Mallon, Rachael. "A study of corallivores of Bawe and Chumbe Islands, Zanzibar." (2010).
  4. Chauka, Leonard J., and Baraka P. Nyangoko. "Climate change impacts outweigh conservation efforts in coral reefs that are highly exposed to thermal stresses in Zanzibar, Tanzania." Ocean & Coastal Management 238 (2023): 106575.