Bengadiine
| Bengadiine | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Bajuni Islands | |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 55 ′ S , 42 ° 7 ′ E | |
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Bengadiine (also: Bangadini , Bengadiiene , Île Bagadini ) is a tiny island of 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. There are numerous other reef islets in the area, including Kiwamooka , Bawaadi and Kuwuubi . The island forms the southern landmark of the anchorage of Jofay and the last boundary of the mouth of the Lag Salaam river to the sea, which flows further north at Jofay.
climate
The climate is tropical hot monsoon climate .
Individual evidence
- ^ Oscar Gakuo Mwangi: Jubaland: Somalia's new security dilemma and state-building efforts. In: Africa Review 8.2 (2016): pp. 120–132.
- ↑ Bengadiine at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved August 7, 2020