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A map of the Comoros. The Comoros is formed by Ngazidja (Grande Comore), Mwali (Mohéli) and Ndzwani (Anjouan), three major islands in the Comoros Archipelago, as well as many minor islets. The islands are officially known by their Comorian language names, though international sources still use their French names (given in parentheses above).
The other Comoro Islands are surrounded by fringing reefs, which form a narrow platform extending a short distance from the coast. Reefs fringe about 60% of the coast of Grande Comore, 80% of Anjouan's coast, and 100% of Mohéli's coast. The Sima Peninsula on Anjouan is surrounded by a vast reef. The islands also have rocky reefs on basalt ...
Map of all islands Location of Comoros (in circle) Map of Comoros and Southern Africa Map of Anjouan Map of Moheli. The Comoros archipelago consists of four main islands aligned along a northwest–southeast axis at the north end of the Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and the island of Madagascar. Still widely known by their French names ...
Map of the Comoros. This is a list of islands of the Comoros. Major islands. Anjouan; Grande Comore; Mohéli;
The location of the Comoros An enlargeable map of the Union of the Comoros. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Comoros: . Comoros – sovereign island nation located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between northern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. [1]
Equirectangular projection. Geographic limits of the map: N: 11.2° S; S: 13.2° S; W: 43.0° E; E: 45.5° E; Date: 13 October 2008: Source: own work, using United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency data: Author: NordNordWest: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Flag map of Anjouan.svg; Flag map of Comoros (united).svg; Flag ...
Anjouan ([ɑ̃.ʒu.ɑ̃]) is an autonomous volcanic island in the Comoro Islands in the southwestern Indian Ocean, part of the Union of the Comoros.It is known in Shikomori as Ndzuani, Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and, until the early twentieth century when the name fell out of general use (although still sometimes used by English-speakers in Zanzibar), in English as Johanna. [4]
Mayotte is an island of volcanic origin in the northernmost Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique. Mayotte is part of the Comoro Islands, and like them is the result of a former geological hot spot, the oldest of the Comoros archipelago, formed about 7.7 mya. [1]