Bazaruto Archipelago

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archipelago group of islands

Bazaruto Archipelago is a group of idyllic Indian Ocean islands off the coast of Mozambique, renowned for their white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and rich marine biodiversity within a protected national park.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park 1
Bazaruto Island 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
group of islands ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
country Mozambique ⓘ
designation Important marine conservation area ⓘ
ecosystemType coral reef ecosystem ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
governingBody Mozambique National Administration of Conservation Areas ⓘ
habitatFor dugong ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
hasFeature lagoon systems ⓘ
offshore reefs ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
hasIsland Bangue Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bazaruto Archipelago self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bazaruto Island

Benguerra Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Magaruque Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santa Carolina Island ⓘ
Shell Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) ⓘ
knownFor coral reefs ⓘ
dune landscapes ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ
white-sand beaches ⓘ
languageRegion Changana ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Indian Ocean ⓘ
Inhambane Province ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Mozambique ⓘ
marineSpecies dolphin ⓘ
dugong ⓘ
manta ray ⓘ
reef fish ⓘ
sea turtle ⓘ
whale shark ⓘ
nearestMainlandTown Vilankulo ⓘ
partOf Bazaruto Archipelago self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bazaruto Archipelago National Park

Mozambique Channel ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity tourism ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus national park ⓘ
tourismActivity dhow sailing ⓘ
scuba diving ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ
transportAccess boat ⓘ
light aircraft ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bazaruto Archipelago → hasIsland → Bazaruto Archipelago self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bazaruto Island
Mozambique → hasMajorIsland → Bazaruto Archipelago ⓘ
Bazaruto Archipelago → partOf → Bazaruto Archipelago self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bazaruto Archipelago National Park