Bawaadi

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Bawaadi
Waters Indian Ocean
Archipelago Bajuni Islands
Geographical location 0 ° 55 ′  S , 42 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 55 ′  S , 42 ° 6 ′  E
Bawaadi (Somalia)
Bawaadi

Bawaadi (also: Bavadi ) is a tiny island in Somalia . It belongs politically to Jubaland and geographically to the Bajuni Islands , a chain of coral islands ( barrier islands ), which extends from Kismaayo in the north over 100 kilometers to the Raas Kaambooni near the Kenyan border.

geography

At this point the fringing reef forms several reef crowns one behind the other towards the sea. The island lies in the area of ​​the innermost reef crest. There are numerous other reef islets in the area, including Kiwamooka , Kuwuubi and Bengadiine .

climate

The climate is tropical hot monsoon climate .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oscar Gakuo Mwangi: Jubaland: Somalia's new security dilemma and state-building efforts. In: Africa Review 8.2 (2016): pp. 120–132.
  2. Bawaadi at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved August 7, 2020