Quirimbas
| Quirimbas | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 12 ° 9 ′ S , 40 ° 34 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 30th | |
| Main island | Ibo | |
The Quirimbas archipelago consists of around 30 small coral islands in the Indian Ocean that stretch along the coast of the Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique . The archipelago is named after the island of Quirimba , while the largest and most populous is its neighboring island of Ibo . The eleven southernmost islands are part of the Quirimbas National Park .
Due to its importance for both natural and cultural heritage, the archipelago was added to the UNESCO tentative list on August 20, 2008 in the mixed category of cultural and natural heritage.
Other islands of the archipelago:
Agriculture
On the island of Quirimba, a pair of siblings of German origin run a farm with around 30,000 coconut trees . The history of the farm and the land was described in a report in the FAZ in October 2013.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A life under palm trees in FAZ of October 18, 2013, page 8