Pangavini Island

Pangavini Island (or simply Pangavini) is an uninhabited island in the Zanzibar Channel in Tanzania, north of the country's capital city, Dar es Salaam and is one of the nine islands of the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System (DMRS).
The island is small, only about 250 m long; it has a rocky coastline without beaches.

Pangavini Island is an important breeding, resting and feeding site to a variety of rats, birds and reptiles (snakes and lizards). There is also an assortment of insects including butterflies.

Coordinates: 6°39′S 39°14′E / 6.65°S 39.24°E / -6.65; 39.24

National Parks of Tanzania
National Parks
  • Arusha
  • Gombe Stream
  • Jozani Chwaka Bay
  • Katavi
  • Kilimanjaro
  • Kitulo
  • Lake Manyara
  • Mahale Mountains
  • Mikumi
  • Mkomazi
  • Ruaha
  • Rubondo Island
  • Saadani
  • Serengeti
  • Tarangire
  • Udzungwa Mountains
Reserves
  • Amani
  • Biharamulo
  • Grumeti
  • Mpanga-Kipengere
  • Ngorongoro
  • Selous
  • Uwanda
Marine Parks
and Reserves
  • Dar es Salaam:
    • Bongoyo
    • Mbudya
    • Pangavini
    • Fungu Yasini
  • Mafia Island
  • Maziwe Island
  • Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary


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