Menai Bay

Menai Bay is located on the southwestern coast of Unguja island (Zanzibar Island), in the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania.

Menai Bay
Menai Bay
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates6°23′S 39°22′E
Ocean/sea sourcesIndian Ocean
Basin countriesTanzania
Max. length15 km (9.3 mi)
Max. width9 km (5.6 mi)
IslandsSeveral

Geography

It is an 8 km wide bay on the Zanzibar Strait of the Western Indian Ocean.[1]

The long coastline of Menai Bay has nineteen villages, with a total population of around 17,000. The villages are within the Unguja South Region of Zanzibar.

The Menai Bay Conservation Area is a marine reserve protecting the habitats and biota of the bay area.[2]

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