Chissioua Mtsamboro Explained

Chissioua Mtsamboro (in French pronounced as /ʃisjua mtsɑ̃bɔʁo/), widely known previously as M'Tsamboro islet, is a French island located in the archipelago of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. It lies north of the Choazil Islands, just off the coast of Mtsamboro.^[1] This stretch of water is known as the Zamburu Passage,^[2] part of the Mozambique Channel.^[3] Chissiou Mtsamboro is a mountainous island covering, providing shelter to the main stretch of beach, tucked away in the southwest of the island which contains a main settlement and numerous huts dotted along the beach. Its highest point reaches an altitude of . The soundings close to the reef which surrounds the island is from 10to.^[2]

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-12.6447°N 45.0314°W

Notes and References

1. Book: United States. Hydrographic Office. South Indian Ocean pilot: Islands westward of longitude 92° east including Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. 15 June 2011. 1927. G.P.O..
2. Book: Rosser . William Henry . The seaman's guide to the navigation of the Indian Ocean and China Sea: including a description of the wind, storms, tides, currents, &c., sailing directions; a full account of all the islands; with notes on making passages during the different seasons . Imray . James Frederick . J. Imray & Son . 1867 . 364 . 15 June 2011.
3. Book: United States. Hydrographic Office. Publications. 15 June 2011. 1 January 1952. 157.