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Encyclopedia > List of islands of Africa

This is a list of islands of Africa. A satellite composite image of Africa Africa isnt very cool, it smellscontinent, after Asia. ...

Contents


Djibouti

  • Maskali Island
  • Moucha Islands
  • Sept Freres

Equatorial Guinea

Annobón (or Annabon; from Ano bom Portuguese for Good Year) is an island south of São Tomé Island (São Tomé and Príncipe), in the Gulf of Guinea, 1° 24 S. and 5° 35 E., belonging to Equatorial Guinea. ... Bioko (spelled also Bioco) is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, formerly called Fernando Pó or Fernando Póo. ... Bioko is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, formerly called Fernando Po or Fernando Poo. ... Corisco, or Mandj, is a small island of Equatorial Guinea, located 29 km southwest of the Rio Muni estuary that defines the border with Gabon. ... Elobey Grande is an island of Equatorial Guinea, lying at the mouth of the Mitémélé River. ... Elobey Chico is a smaller island offshore, now uninhabited but once the colonial capital of the Rio Muni, Elobey Grande is an island of Equatorial Guinea, lying at the mouth of the Mitémélé River. ...

Eritrea

The Dahlak archipelago is an island group located in the Red Sea off Massawa. ... Dahlak Kebir is the largest of the Dahlak Islands in the Red Sea off Eritrea. ...

Ethiopia

  • Bird Island
  • Debre Sina
  • Dek Island
  • Galila
  • Mitsel Fasiladas
  • Pelican Island
  • Tullu Gudo

Guinea-Bissau

The Bissagos Islands or Bijag s Archipelago are a group of some eighteen major islands and dozens more smaller ones in the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Kenya

Lamu is an island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya. ... Manda is an island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, known for the ruined port of Takwa. ... Pate Island is located in the Indian Ocean close to the northern coast of Kenya, to which it belongs. ...

Liberia

  • Providence Island

Madagascar

Malawi

Chizumulu Island is the smaller of two inhabited islands in Lake Malawi, the larger being the nearby Likoma island. ... Likoma Island is the larger of two inhabited islands in Lake Malawi, the smaller being the nearby Chizumulu island. ...

Mauritius

MAURITIAN OFFSHORE ISLANDS

  • Ile Ronde RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Ile Aux Serpents RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Matapan Island RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Ile Aux Benitiers BLACK RIVER
  • Mouchoir Rouge GRAND PORT
  • Ile D'ambre RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Le Souffleur GRAND PORT
  • Ile Aux Oiseaux FRAND PORT
  • Rocher Des Oiseaux GRAND PORT
  • Ile Vacoas GRAND PORT
  • Ile Vacoas FLACQ
  • Ile Marianne GRAND PORT
  • Ile De La Passe GRAND PORT
  • Ile Fouquet GRAND PORT
  • Ile Fregate PORT LOUIS
  • Ile Aux Fous GRAND PORT
  • Ile Longue RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Pigeon Rock RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Coin De Mire RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Ile Plate RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Barkley Island PORT LOUIS
  • Beacon Island SAVANNE
  • Ile Des Deux Cocos SAVANNE
  • Ile Aux Aigrettes GRAND PORT
  • Ile Aux Cerfs FLACQ
  • Ile Aux Chats FLACQ
  • Ilot Chats GRAND PORT
  • Ile Aux Signes GRAND PORT
  • Swan Island PORT LOUIS
  • Ile Aux Lubines FLACQ
  • Ilot Flamant GRAND PORT
  • Ile De La Batterie FLACQ
  • Ile Du Hangard GRAND PORT
  • Ile Aux Tonneliers PORT LOUIS
  • Ile Camisard FLACQ
  • Ile De L'Est FLACQ
  • Ile Forency FLACQ
  • Ile La Fond GRAND PORT
  • Albatross Island PORT LOUIS
  • Ile Malno FLACQ
  • Pointe Bernache RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Pointe De La Riviere Seche FLACQ
  • Ilot Gabrielle GRAND PORT
  • Le Ferme PLAINES WILHEMS
  • Ile De La Mer BLACK RIVER
  • Ile Boddam PORT LOUIS
  • Ile Forunaise PORT LOUIS
  • Ile Blanche RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Ile Sancho SAVANNE
  • Ile Roches GRAND PORT
  • Ilot Du Morne BLACK RIVER
  • Ilot Du Mort RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Ilot Fortier BLACK RIVER
  • Ilot Levrettes FLACQ
  • Ilot Leivres FLACQ
  • Ilot Malais BLACK RIVER
  • Ilot Mangenie FLACQ
  • Ilot Maunick RIVIERE DU REMPART
  • Rodrigues
    • Aigrettes
    • Cat Island
    • Île aux Cocos
    • Crab Island (Île aux Crabes)
    • Hermitage Island
    • Île Destinée
    • Île Deux Frères
    • Île Diamant
    • Île aux Fous
    • Île Frégate
    • Île Gombrani
    • Île Marianne
    • Île Paille-en-Queue,
    • Pintades
    • Île aux Sables

Map of Rodrigues Rodrigues (or Rodriguez) is one of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius. ... Cat Island (French: ÃŽle aux Chats) is a small island lying south of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. ... ÃŽle aux Cocos is a small island lying west of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. ... Hermitage Island (French: ÃŽle Hermitage) is a small island lying south west of Port Sud-Est in Rodrigues. ...

Mozambique

Angoche Island is a small continental island in the district of same name, Mozambique. ... Inhaca is a settlement in Mozambique, on a subtropical island off the East African coast. ... The Bazaruto Archipelago is a group of islands in Mozambique, near the mainland city of Vilankulo. ... The Quirimbas Archipelago consists of 32 coral islands stretching from Pemba (the capital of Cabo Delgado Province) to the Rovuma River. ...

Namibia

  • Albatross Island
  • Black Rock Island
  • False Plum Pudding Island
  • Halifax Island
  • Mercury Island
  • North Long Island
  • Penguin Island
  • Plumpudding Island
  • Pomona Island
  • Possession Island
  • Roastbeef Island
  • Sinclair's Island
  • South Long Island

Penguin Island is an island in a bay in Namibia near the town of Lüderitz. ...

Réunion

  • Ilot Tommic
  • Ilot Savanne

São Tomé and Príncipe

Príncipe is the smaller of the two major islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. ... Rainforest trekking is one of the islands attractions São Tomé Island is, at 854 km², the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe and is home to 96% of the nations population. ... Rolas is a small island lying south of São Tomé Island, being the third largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe. ...

Senegal

The Île de Gorée (Gorée Island) is a 45 acre (180,000 m²) island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. ... Morfil (French: Ile à Morfil; literally, Ivory Island) lies between the River Senegal and the Doué River in northern Senegal. ...

Seychelles

INNER ISLANDS



La Digue


Félicité


Marianne


Grande Soeur


Petite Soeur


Ile aux Cocos


Ile la Fouche


Silhouette


Ile du Nord


Mamelles


Ile aux Récifs


Frégate


Frégate


Frégate


L'Ilot


Ile aux Vaches


Vache Marine


Chauve Souris


Chauve Souris


Roche Canon


Roche Canon


Roche Canon


Les Trois Dames


Cocos Dans Trou


Bird Island


Ile Denis


Mahe


Sainte Anne


Ile Ronde


Moyenne Island


Therese


Roche Tortue


Ile Du Suete


Conception


Ile Hodoul


Coco Dans Milieu


Ile Longue


Ile Malice


L'Islette


Roche Bouquet


Baleise Island


Beacon Island


Roche Grande Maman


Cousin


Cousine


Zave


Aride


Ile Seche


Ile Cachee


Cerf Island


Ile Aux Rats


Souris


Capucins


Ile De La Police


Ilot Lascar


Grosse Roche


Reclaimed Island


Reclaimed Island


Reclaimed Island


Reclaimed Island


Grande Rocher


Anonyme Island


Curieuse


Saint Pierre


Faon


Bastille Island


Bonhomme Island


Bonnefemme Island


Lazare Islet


Grosse Roche


L'Amour Island


Ile Consolation


Matelot Island


Maquereau Island


Roche Du Sud


Takamaka Island


Ile Madge


Pointe Cocos


Ile Zanguille


Kittery Island


Parasole Island


Ile De La Farine


Ilot Capitaine


Severe Island


Cabris Island


Roche Babri


Cipaille Island


Caimant Island


Bonne Carre Island


Brizare Rock


Brule



OUTER ISLANDS


Ile Plate


Coëtivy



Amirantes Group :



Rémire


D'Arros


Desroches


Sand


Etoile


Boudeuse


Marie-Louise


Desnoeufs



African Banks :



Bancs Africains


Ile du Sud



St. Joseph's Atoll :



St. Joseph


Ile aux Fouquets


Ressource


Petit Carcassaye


Grand Carcassaye


Benjamin


Bancs Ferrari


Chiens


Pélicans


Vars


Residence Island


Ile Paul


Banc de Sable


Bancs aux Cocos


Ile aux Poules



Poivre Atoll :



Poivre


Florentin


Ile du Sud



Alphonse and St. François Atolls :



Alphonse


Bijoutier


St François



Farquhar Group


Farquhar Atoll :



Ile du Nord


Ile du Sud


Manahas Nord


Manahas Milieu


Manahas Sud


Ile aux Goëlettes


Lapins


Ile du Milieu


Déposés


Bancs de Sable



Providence Atoll :



Providence


Bancs Providence


St. Pierre



Cerf Island



Aldabra Group :



Aldabra Atoll:



Grande Terre


Picard


Polymnie


Malabar


Ile Michel


Ile Esprit


Ile aux Moustiques


Ilot Parc


Ilot Emile


Ilot Yangue


Ilot Magnan


Ile Lanier


Champignon des Os


Euphrates Islet


Grand Mentor


Grand Ilot


Green Rock


Gros Ilot Gionnet


Gros Ilot Sésame


Heron Rock


Hide Island


Ile aux Aigrettes


Ile aux Cèdres


Iles Chalands


Ile Fangame


Ile Héron


le Michel


Ile Suacco


Ile Sylvestre


Ile Verte


Ilot Déder


Ilot du Sud


Ilot du Milieu


Ilot du Nord


Ilot Dubois


Ilot Macoa


Ilot Marquoix


Ilots Niçois


Ilot Salade


Middle Row Island


Noddy Rock


North Row Island


Petit Mentor


Petit Mentor Endans


Petits Ilots


Pink Rock


South Row Island


Table Ronde



Cosmaledo Atoll :



Menai


Ile du Nord


Ile Nord-Est


Ile du Trou


Goëlettes


Grand Polyte


Petit Polyte


Grand Ile (Wizard)


Pagode


Ile du Sud-Ouest


Ile aux Moustiques


Ile Baleine


Ile aux Chauve-Souris


Ile aux Macaques


Ile aux Rats


Ile du Nord-Ouest


Ile Observation


Ile Sud-Est


Ilot la Croix



Astove



Assomption


Sierra Leone

The Banana Islands lie south west of the Freetown Peninsula in Sierra Leone. ... Bunce Island lies in the estuary of the Rokel River in Sierra Leone. ... Sherbro Island, officially Bonthe Island, lies in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Sierra Leone, west of Turners Peninsula. ... Turtle Islands is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. ...

Somalia

The Bajuni Islands or Baajun Islands are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the south western coast of Somalia. ...

South Africa

Dassen Island is situated about 10km west of Yzerfontein and 55km north of Cape Town. ... Prison buildings on Robben Island. ... Link titleBold text[[Ima == Headline text ==link titleLink titleLink titleLink titleLink titleLink titleLink title ge:Example. ...

Sudan

  • Mukawwar
  • Suakin Archipelago

Tanzania

Mafia Island (Chole Shamba) is part of the Tanzanian Spice Islands, which consists also of Zanzibar and Pemba. ... Map of Pemba Island Pemba is an island about 50 kilometres to the north of the island of Zanzibar. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar , Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Unguja (1994 est. ...

Tunisia

  • Djerba (Jerba)
  • Kerkenna Islands
    • Chergui Island
    • Gharbi Island
  • Zembra Island

Djerba, or Jerba, is an island (the largest in Northern Africa) off the coast of Tunisia in the Gulf of Gabes. ...

Uganda

The Ssese Islands are a group of 84 islands in the northwest of Lake Victoria, Uganda. ...

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