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Islands of Mozambique
Bazaruto, I. do Bazarato [1847]
Group: Archipelago: Bazaruto Archipelago
Country: Mozambique
Lat: 21.67º S Long : 35.50º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: <200 m
Nearest island: 5 km group: 10 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 10 km Isolation Index: 9
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 5000 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 0.0%/yr Stable
Major Human Activities: shifting agriculture, goat herds,, fishing
Conservation support: government support, legislation
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 0 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 0.0 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY: little Data Rel. Indicator: 1
Last updated: 09/02/90
Inhaca [1846]
Group:
Country: Mozambique
Lat: 26. 2º S Long : 32.97º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: <200 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 4 km group: 4 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 4 km Isolation Index: 6
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, heavy pressure from refugees
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: subsistence agriculture
Conservation support: government support
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 0 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 0.0 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY: none Data Rel. Indicator: 0
Last updated: 01/05/89
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