Njao Island is located off the northwest coast of
Pemba Island
Pemba Island ( ar, الجزيرة الخضراء ''al-Jazīra al-khadrā'', literally "The Green Island"; sw, Pemba kisiwa) is a Tanzanian island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago, lying within the Swahili Coast in the Indian Ocean.
Geog ...
, one of the two main islands of
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
's
Zanzibar Archipelago
The Zanzibar Archipelago ( ar, أرخبيل زنجبار, sw, Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar) consists of several islands lying off the coast of East Africa south of the Somali sea. The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands. There are four ...
. Together with the larger
Fundo Island, which lies immediately to the south, it forms a natural barrier and breakwater for the harbour of the town of
Wete, which lies seven kilometres to the southeast.
References
*Finke, J. (2006) ''The Rough Guide to Zanzibar (2nd edition).'' New York: Rough Guides.
Zanzibar Archipelago
Pemba Island
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