The Choazil Islands, also known as the Malandzamia Islands, are two small islands located off the shore of

Mtsamboro Mtsamboro is a small fishing town and commune in northwest Mayotte, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Its population according to the 2017 census is 7,705. Included in the commune are the Choazil Islands and Chissioua Mtsamboro. T ...

, northern

Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...

in the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...

. To the northwest is the larger

Chissioua Mtsamboro Chissioua Mtsamboro, widely known previously as M'Tsamboro islet, is a French island located in the archipelago of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. It lies north of the Choazil Islands, just off the coast of Mtsamboro. This stretch of water is kn ...

(widely known as

Zamburu Island Chissioua Mtsamboro, widely known previously as M'Tsamboro islet, is a French island located in the archipelago of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. It lies north of the Choazil Islands, just off the coast of Mtsamboro. This stretch of water is know ...

). This stretch of water is known as the

Choazil Passage Choazil Passage is a passage in the Mozambique Channel which separates the mainland of Mtsamboro in northwest Mayotte from the Choazil Islands The Choazil Islands, also known as the Malandzamia Islands, are two small islands located off the shor ...

, part of the

Mozambique Channel The Mozambique Channel (french: Canal du Mozambique, mg, Lakandranon'i Mozambika, pt, Canal de Moçambique) is an arm of the Indian Ocean located between the Southeast African countries of Madagascar and Mozambique. The channel is about long ...

. Coral reefs border all sides of the island except the southern. The western of the Choazil Islands is said to be 164 feet high. The soundings close to the reef surrounding Zamburu are reportedly from 10 to 15 fathoms.

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