Misplaced Pages

Songosongo Archipelago

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Songosongo Islands) Island archipelago of Lindi Region, Tanzania
The Songosongo Islands
Songo Songo Island in the Songosongo archipelago
The Songosongo Islands is located in TanzaniaThe Songosongo IslandsThe Songosongo Islands
Geography
LocationSea of Zanj in western Indian Ocean
Coordinates8°31′31.8″S 39°30′16.56″E / 8.525500°S 39.5046000°E / -8.525500; 39.5046000
Total islands4
Major islandsSongosongo Island
Area8.5 km (3.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation15 m (49 ft)
Administration
 Tanzania
RegionLindi Region
DistrictKilwa District
WardSongosongo
Demographics
Population3,056 (2012)
LanguagesSwahili
Ethnic groupsMatumbi

The Songosongo Archipelago or The Songosongo Islands (Visiwa vya Songosongo, in Swahili) is a group of islands in Kilwa District of Lindi Region's coast on the Sea of Zanj in Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast. The archipelago is composed of 21 coral reefs including the 4 coral islands. In total, the archipelago covers a land area of 8.5 km (3.3 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 11 m (36 ft). The four Islands in the archipelago are Fanjove, Nyuni Island, Songo Songo and Okuza Island. Tanzania's geological history is very similar to that of Western Australia's northwest shelf. It has rifting from the late Jurassic, then sags in the Cretaceous and Tertiary continental shelves. The largest natural gas deposits in Tanzania are located in the Songosongo archipelago. The Islands have been found to contain 20 million tonnes worth of natural gas within the archipelago.

References

  1. "Tanzania:Coastal Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. "Songosongo Elevation".
  3. Staff, P. E. S. A. "Aminex's African Adventure." (2007).
  4. Dube, Opha Pauline. “Impact of Climate Change, Vulnerability and Adaptation Options: Exploring the Case for Botswana through Southern Africa: A Review.” Botswana Notes and Records, vol. 35, Botswana Society, 2003, pp. 147–68, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40980347.
Kilwa District
Capital: Kilwa Masoko
Wards
  1. Chumo
  2. Kandawale
  3. Kinjumbi
  4. Kikole
  5. Kipatimu
  6. Kiranjeranje
  7. Kilwa Kivinje
  8. Lihimalyao
  9. Likawage
  10. Mandawa
  11. Kilwa Masoko
  12. Miguruwe
  13. Mingumbi
  14. Miteja
  15. Mitole
  16. Nanjirinji
  17. Njinjo
  18. Pande Mikoma
  19. Songosongo
  20. Tingi
  21. Kibata
Native Peoples
National Heritage Sites
Islands
Rivers and Lakes
Major Cities and Towns
Kilwa Landmarks
Lindi Region
Capital: Lindi
Districts
  1. Kilwa District
  2. Lindi District
  3. Lindi Municipal District
  4. Liwale District
  5. Nachingwea District
  6. Ruangwa District
Native Peoples
National Historic Sites
Islands
Rivers and Lakes
Major Cities and Towns
National Parks and Reserves
National Landmarks
World Heritage Sites
National Monuments
  • Husni Kubwa
  • Great Mosque of Kilwa
Stub icon

This Lindi Region location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: