Zanzibar Archipelago

The Zanzibar Archipelago (Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar, in Swahili, Arabic: أرخبيل زنجبار) is a group of islands off the coast of mainland Tanzania in the sea of Zanj.

The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands.

There is also a fourth coral island, Latham island, that serves as an essential breeding ground for seabirds.

There are also a number of smaller islets that surround these islands.

[1] Most of the archipelago belongs to the Zanzibar semi-autonomous zones of Tanzania, while the neighboring Mafia Archipelago and its associated islets are parts of the Pwani Region on the Tanzanian mainland.6°33′S 39°34′E / 6.550°S 39.567°E / -6.550; 39.567