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Kwale Island, Pwani

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Kwale Island, Pwani

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Kwale Island also known as Kuvala Island (Kisiwa cha Kwale, in Swahili) is a historic island located inside the Mafia Channel, in Kisiju ward of Mkuranga District in southern Pwani Region of Tanzania. 7.1 square kilometres (2.7 square miles) is the size of Kwale Island.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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