Chapwani Island
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  Chapwani Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Zanzibar Channel |
| Coordinates | 06°07′37″S 39°11′31″E / 6.12694°S 39.19194°E |
| Archipelago | Zanzibar Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Length | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
| Width | 0.1 km (0.06 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Region | Mjini Magharibi Region |
| District | Mjini |
| Ward | Malindi |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | Swahili |
| Ethnic groups | Hadimu |
Chapwani Island (Kisiwa cha Chapwani, in Swahili) is a private island located in Malindi ward of Mjini District in Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania. A British naval cemetery located in Chapwani serves as the last resting place for servicemen who died while serving in Zanzibar.[1] These are the graves of those who perished in the attack by the German cruiser SMS Königsberg on the British protected cruiser HMS Pegasus during World War One.[2][3] Interms of marine protection, Changuu and Chapwani reefs were seen as less protected, whereas Chumbe reefs and Kizimkazi reefs were thought to be well protected.[4]
