昌古島
Also known as Changa Island, Prison Island, Changuu Private Island, Kibandiko Island, Quarantine Island
Changuu Island (also known as Kibandiko, Prison or Quarantine Island) (Kisiwa cha Changuu, in Swahili) is an island in the Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, off the coast of Mjini District. It is situated in the Zanzibar Channel. It is located northwest of Stone Town. The island is around long and wide at its broadest point. The island was used as a prison for enslaved people in the 1860s and also functioned as a coral rag mine.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Changuu Island
- Islands.image_name
- Restaurant in Chunguu Island, Mjini DC.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Restaurant in Changuu Island, Mjini DC
- Islands.image_size
- 250
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Tanzania
- Islands.pushpin_relief
- Yes
- Islands.map_width
- 200
- Islands.location
- Zanzibar Channel
- Islands.waterbody
- Indian Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Zanzibar Archipelago
- Islands.length_km
- 0.8
- Islands.width_km
- 0.2
Article · 中文
昌古島（英文：Changuu Island，亦稱Kibandiko、Prison或者Quarantine Island）是一個位於坦桑尼亞桑吉巴安古迦島西北3.5英里（5.6公里）的小島，長約880碼（800米）、最寬處約250碼（230米）。此在1860年代被用作囚禁反抗的，也曾經在此採集珊瑚。1894年，大英帝國在此興建監獄，但未使用，後來被更改作為隔離病院，現時為政府所有的旅遊勝地。 該島上棲息著亞達伯拉象龜。
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