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Chale Island, Kwale, Kenya


Alternative Names:Chale Island
Type:Island - a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
Mindat.org Region:Kwale County, Kenya
Region:Kwale, Kenya
Latitude:4° 26' 40" S
Longitude:39° 32' 4" E
Lat/Long (dec):-4.44467,39.53455
Köppen climate type:As : Tropical dry savanna climate
Mindat Feature ID:199879
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:199879:5
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Kwale Mine, Kwale County, Kenya4° 23' 13" S39° 26' 27" E12.2km (7.6 miles)
Nguluku Vent, Kwale County, Kenya4° 24' 27" S39° 25' 6" E13.5km (8.4 miles)
Kiruku Vent, Kwale County, Kenya4° 27' 58" S39° 17' 44" E26.6km (16.5 miles)
Mrima Hill Mine, Kwale County, Kenya4° 29' 9" S39° 15' 10" E31.6km (19.6 miles)
Jombo Hill, Kwale County, Kenya4° 26' 12" S39° 12' 44" E35.7km (22.2 miles)
Kinangoni mine, Kinangoni Hill, Kilifi County, Kenya3° 50' 56" S39° 38' 56" E67.4km (41.9 miles)
Umba River (Umba Valley), Korogwe Rural District, Tanga Region, Tanzania4° 31' 41" S38° 43' 53" E89.5km (55.6 miles)
Nadan 1 deposit, Kwale County, Kenya4° 10' 6" S38° 42' 19" E96.9km (60.2 miles)
Kuranze deposit, Kwale County, Kenya4° 8' 55" S38° 41' 46" E98.6km (61.3 miles)
Mbiriri deposit, Kwale County, Kenya4° 6' 16" S38° 41' 24" E101.0km (62.7 miles)
Lasamba Hill, Kwale County, Kenya4° 10' 0" S38° 37' 59" E104.6km (65.0 miles)
Nadan 2 deposit, Kasigau Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 57' 24" S38° 36' 39" E115.9km (72.0 miles)
Matombo, Muheza District, Tanga Region, Tanzania5° 7' 59" S38° 42' 0" E120.0km (74.6 miles)
Vitengeni, Kilifi County, Kenya3° 21' 59" S39° 43' 0" E121.6km (75.5 miles)
Tsavolite deposit, Kasigau Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 53' 29" S38° 33' 11" E125.0km (77.7 miles)
Yellow Mine (Yellow Tourmaline Mine), Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 54' 19" S38° 30' 25" E128.8km (80.0 miles)
Hard Rock Mine, Mangari, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 53' 33" S38° 30' 35" E129.2km (80.3 miles)
Aqua deposit, Kasigau Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 52' 18" S38° 30' 48" E129.9km (80.7 miles)
Penny Lane mine, Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 52' 10" S38° 30' 42" E130.2km (80.9 miles)
Penny Lane Mine, Mangari, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 52' 14" S38° 30' 34" E130.4km (81.0 miles)
John Saul mine (Rockland mine), Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 51' 35" S38° 29' 49" E132.2km (82.1 miles)
Rockland Gem Mine, Mangari, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 51' 30" S38° 29' 51" E132.2km (82.1 miles)
Mindi Ridge deposit, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 47' 11" S38° 26' 20" E141.8km (88.1 miles)
Scorpion Mine, Tsavo National Park, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 45' 0" S38° 27' 0" E143.0km (88.8 miles)
Chawia mine, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 44' 2" S38° 22' 44" E150.6km (93.6 miles)
Consolidated deposit, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 42' 42" S38° 22' 24" E152.4km (94.7 miles)
GG-3 Mine, Mgama Ridge, Kurase Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 36' 50" S38° 17' 12" E166.4km (103.4 miles)
Mgama Ridge, Kurase Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 36' 50" S38° 17' 12" E166.4km (103.4 miles)
Lualenyi Mine, Mgama Ridge, Kurase Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 36' 16" S38° 17' 13" E166.9km (103.7 miles)
Gitshure Mine, Mgama Ridge, Kurase Group, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya3° 34' 59" S38° 16' 35" E169.3km (105.2 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
South Azania, African PlateOrogenic Belt
Tanzanian Coastal basin, African PlateBasin
Indian OceanOcean
KenyaCountry
Kwale County, KenyaCounty
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Kenya, Kwale, Msambweni118.19.128.0.0.0
Kenya, Kwale, Msambweni, Kinondo118.19.128.616.0.0
 
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