Kimbubu Island Explained

Kimbubu Island
Iucn Category:	II
Photo Width:	200
Map:	Tanzania
Relief:	1
Map Width:	200
Location:	, Dar es Salaam Region, Kigamboni District
Nearest City:	Dar es Salaam
Established:	March 2007
Area:	4.7km²
Coords:	-6.8211°N 39.3553°W
Governing Body:	Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania)

Kimbubu Island (Kisiwa cha Kimbubu, 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 4.7km2. East of the island is Sinda Island, north is the Makatumbi Islands and west is the Mjimwema ward of Kigamboni.^{[2] [3] [4]}

See also

• Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves Unit
• List of protected areas of Tanzania

Notes and References

1. Web site: Old German Map of Dar es Salaam. 2023-09-10.
2. Web site: Marine Parks and Marine Reserves of Tanzania. 2020-09-07.
3. 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
4. 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.