Sinda Island Explained

Sinda Island
Iucn Category:	II
Photo Width:	230
Map:	Tanzania
Relief:	1
Map Width:	200
Location:	, Dar es Salaam Region, Kigamboni District
Nearest City:	Dar es Salaam
Established:	March 2007
Area:	4.6km²
Coords:	-6.8203°N 39.3978°W
Governing Body:	Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania)

Sinda Island (Kisiwa cha Sinda, in Swahili) is a protected, uninhabited island in the indian ocean under the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve (DMRS) with the IUCN category II located within Kigamboni District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The islands reserve measures around 4.6km² consisting of inner and outer Sinder Island. South of the island is Kikwero reef and west is the Somangila ward of Kigamboni.^{[1] [2] [3]} The island is home to endangered coconunt crabs. ^[4] The Islands are home to ruins that date back to the 19th century, but Arab sailor Ibn Majid first noted the islands in 1470.^[5]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marine Parks and Marine Reserves of Tanzania. 2020-09-07.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Web site: Sinda Island history . 21 October 2023.