Dargas
| Dargas | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Bajuni Islands | |
| Geographical location | 1 ° 4 '58 " S , 41 ° 59' 8" E | |
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| surface | 1.99 km² | |
Dargas (also: Darakasi , Darcasi , Dargaas , Isola Daracàs ) is an island of Somalia with an area of 1.99 km². 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
The island lies off the coast between the three islets Kiiwa Kasabuuli , Kiyoojo Kaaji and Kiyoojo Lagooni in the north and Xaaji Buulle in the south. On the opposite mainland is the Taia settlement at the Toosha spring . The island forms the boundary of the bay of Juula to the south. There the Caannoole river flows into the sea. The island itself is about 1.5 km from the coast. It is approx. 1.3 km long and up to 800 m wide, with a rather irregular shape with a narrow southern part and a wider northern part.
climate
The climate is tropical hot monsoon climate .