Watiro Island

Watiro Island

Watiro Island
Geography
Location	Sea of Zanj
Coordinates	9°00′08″S39°32′35″E / 9.00222°S 39.54306°E / -9.00222; 39.54306
Length	0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Width	0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Administration
Tanzania
Region	Lindi Region
District	Kilwa District
Ward	Kilwa Masoko
Demographics
Languages	Swahili
Ethnic groups	Matumbi

Watiro Island (Kisiwa cha Watiro, in Swahili) is an island located in Kilwa Masoko ward of Kilwa District in Lindi Region, Tanzania. The island is just south of Kilwa Kisiwani. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Pollard, Edward (September 22, 2011). "Safeguarding Swahili trade in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: a unique navigational complex in south-east Tanzania" . World Archaeology. 43 (3): 458–477. doi:10.1080/00438243.2011.608287. S2CID   161668324 – via CrossRef.
2. "Watiro Island". geoview.info.
3. Pollard, Edward (March 1, 2016). "Interpreting Medieval to Post-Medieval Seafaring in South East Tanzania Using 18th- to 20th-Century Charts and Sailing Directions". Les Cahiers d'Afrique de l'Est / The East African Review (51): 99–125. doi: 10.4000/eastafrica.332 . S2CID   199952795 – via journals.openedition.org.