Bishikaani
| Bishikaani | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Bajuni Islands | |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 26 ′ S , 42 ° 31 ′ E | |
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Bishikaani (also: Isola dei Pescicani , Mtanga io Papa , Mtanga Island , Mtanga Ya Papa ) is a small 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 over 100 kilometers to the Raas Kaambooni near the Kenyan border.
geography
The island lies between the Kuwaajuule peninsula and the island Seerbeenti artificially connected to the mainland , along with a few tiny islands and several reefs and rocks, including Smiid , Salooto Feerde and Fafaatu , as well as Blaankeed Noo , Meedso and Fered . South of Bishikaani is the single island of Koordaada on a second reef edge .
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.
- ↑ Bishikaani at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved August 8, 2020