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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