Chumbe
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| Waters | Zanzibar Channel, Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Zanzibar Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 6 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ S , 39 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| length | 1 km | |
| width | 250 m | |
| surface | 25 ha | |
Chumbe is a privately owned island off Zanzibar , best known for its ecological economy and coral reefs. The only 0.25 km² large island is about seven kilometers from Unguja . The island was a restricted military area, so its original fauna and flora could be preserved.
In 1994 the island and the surrounding coral reef was declared a national park and has since been operated by Chumbe Island Coral Park, Ltd. (CHICOP) managed. This non-profit organization promotes marine research and a limited ecotourism on Chumbe. In 2000, CHICOP won a Global 500 Award for its exemplary, sustainable park management.
In the reef off Chumbe there are over 200 different types of hard coral .
Web links
- Official homepage of the Chumbe Coral Park (engl.)
- Description of the parking management (English; PDF; 152 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frauke Hartmann: Chumbe . In: Geo Special: Indian Ocean , Gruner u. Year, 2012, ISBN 978-3-652-00100-7 .