Fungu Yasini Island

Fungu Yasini Island
Fungu Yasini reef
Map showing the location of Fungu Yasini Island
Map showing the location of Fungu Yasini Island
location in Tanzania
Location Tanzania,
Dar es Salaam Region,
Kinondoni District
Nearest cityDar es Salaam
Coordinates6°35′39″S 39°13′26″E / 6.59417°S 39.22389°E / -6.59417; 39.22389
Area22.90km²
Established1975
Governing bodyMarine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania)
WebsiteDMRS

Fungu Yasini Island (Kisiwa cha Fungu Yasini, in Swahili) is a protected, uninhabited island under the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve (DMRS) with the IUCN category II located within Kinondoni District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The island reserve measures around 22.90km2 with most it underwater as a reef. South of the island is Mbudya Island.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Marine Parks and Marine Reserves of Tanzania". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  2. ^ Levine, Arielle. (2010). Local Responses to Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. July–December 2004. 183-202. 10.1080/13880290490883241
  3. ^ "Fungu Yasini Island - African City Guide - Dar es Salaam". africancityguide.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.

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