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Yombi Island, Kisiwa Panza, Mkoani District, Pemba South Region, Tanzania


Alternative Names:Jombe Island, Yambi Island, Yombi Island
Type:Island - a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
Mindat.org Region:Tanzania
Region:Kisiwa Panza, Mkoani District, Pemba South Region, Tanzania
Latitude:5° 27' 38" S
Longitude:39° 39' 49" E
Lat/Long (dec):-5.46076,39.66371
Köppen climate type:Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Mindat Feature ID:148753
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:148753:4
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Matombo, Muheza District, Tanga Region, Tanzania5° 7' 59" S38° 42' 0" E112.8km (70.1 miles)
Mrima Hill Mine, Kwale County, Kenya4° 29' 9" S39° 15' 10" E117.5km (73.0 miles)
Kiruku Vent, Kwale County, Kenya4° 27' 58" S39° 17' 44" E117.9km (73.2 miles)
Nguluku Vent, Kwale County, Kenya4° 24' 27" S39° 25' 6" E120.2km (74.7 miles)
Kwale Mine, Kwale County, Kenya4° 23' 13" S39° 26' 27" E121.9km (75.7 miles)
Jombo Hill, Kwale County, Kenya4° 26' 12" S39° 12' 44" E124.4km (77.3 miles)
Umba River (Umba Valley), Korogwe Rural District, Tanga Region, Tanzania4° 31' 41" S38° 43' 53" E146.3km (90.9 miles)
Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania6° 49' 11" S39° 15' 29" E157.6km (97.9 miles)
Pugu Hills, Kisarawe District, Pwani Region, Tanzania6° 53' 20" S39° 5' 20" E171.0km (106.3 miles)
Pugu Hill kaolin deposit, Pugu Hills, Kisarawe District, Pwani Region, Tanzania6° 52' 29" S39° 2' 48" E171.4km (106.5 miles)
Nadan 1 deposit, Kwale County, Kenya4° 10' 6" S38° 42' 19" E178.7km (111.0 miles)
Kinangoni mine, Kinangoni Hill, Kilifi County, Kenya3° 50' 56" S39° 38' 56" E179.2km (111.4 miles)
Kuranze deposit, Kwale County, Kenya4° 8' 55" S38° 41' 46" E181.0km (112.5 miles)
Lasamba Hill, Kwale County, Kenya4° 10' 0" S38° 37' 59" E183.7km (114.1 miles)
Mbiriri deposit, Kwale County, Kenya4° 6' 16" S38° 41' 24" E185.4km (115.2 miles)
Nadan 2 deposit, Kasigau Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 57' 24" S38° 36' 39" E203.9km (126.7 miles)
Tsavolite deposit, Kasigau Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 53' 29" S38° 33' 11" E213.5km (132.7 miles)
Yellow Mine (Yellow Tourmaline Mine), Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 54' 19" S38° 30' 25" E215.3km (133.8 miles)
Hard Rock Mine, Mangari, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 53' 33" S38° 30' 35" E216.2km (134.4 miles)
Aqua deposit, Kasigau Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 52' 18" S38° 30' 48" E217.9km (135.4 miles)
Penny Lane mine, Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 52' 10" S38° 30' 42" E218.2km (135.6 miles)
Penny Lane Mine, Mangari, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 52' 14" S38° 30' 34" E218.2km (135.6 miles)
John Saul mine (Rockland mine), Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 51' 35" S38° 29' 49" E220.0km (136.7 miles)
Rockland Gem Mine, Mangari, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 51' 30" S38° 29' 51" E220.1km (136.8 miles)
Mindi Ridge deposit, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 47' 11" S38° 26' 20" E230.4km (143.2 miles)
Scorpion Mine, Tsavo National Park, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 45' 0" S38° 27' 0" E233.0km (144.8 miles)
Chawia mine, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 44' 2" S38° 22' 44" E239.0km (148.5 miles)
Mikese, Morogoro Rural District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania6° 44' 1" S37° 55' 14" E239.1km (148.6 miles)
Consolidated deposit, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 42' 42" S38° 22' 24" E241.4km (150.0 miles)
Sangasanga, Morogoro Rural District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania6° 40' 0" S37° 49' 0" E244.3km (151.8 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Tanzanian Coastal basin, African PlateBasin
Indian OceanOcean
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
Somali Margin, Somali PlatePassive Margin
TanzaniaCountry

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Tanzania, Pemba South, Mkoani227.19.123.0.0.0
Tanzania, Pemba South, Mkoani, Kisiwa Panza227.19.123.2373.0.0
 
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