Nyuni Island Explained

Nyuni Island
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Pushpin Relief:Yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location on the Songosongo Archipelago
Map Width:200
Location:Sea of Zanj
Archipelago:The Songosongo Archipelago
Length Km:0.6
Width Km:0.3
Ethnic Groups:Matumbi
Languages:Swahili
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Lindi Region
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:District
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kilwa District
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Ward
Country Admin Divisions 2:Songosongo

Nyuni Island (Kisiwa cha Nyuni, in Swahili) is a coral island in the Songosongo Archipelago. The island is governed by the Songosongo ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania's Indian ocean coast. [1] Geographically, the island is part of the Songosongo Islands archipelago which is composed of 22 reefs and 4 islands.[2] The other three islands are Songo Songo, Fanjove Island and Okuza Island. [3] Nyuni island has an elevation of 14m and is under the national natural gas exploration and extraction initiative. [4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nyuni Geography.
  2. Web site: Nyuni.
  3. Web site: About Nyuni.
  4. Web site: Nyuni Elevation.
  5. Pereira-Rego, M., A. D. Carr, and N. R. Cameron. "Gas success along the margin of East Africa, but where is all the generated oil?." American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Online Journal for E&P Geoscientists (2013): 24-26.
  6. Komba, K. K., I. R. Rutta, and S. Z. N. Nyalusi. "Keynote presentation: On-shore and off-shore exploration history and discoveries to date in Tanzania." First EAGE Eastern Africa Petroleum Geoscience Forum. Vol. 2015. No. 1. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2015.