Pemba Bay () is a very large bay on the
Indian Ocean
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of northeastern
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
.
Geography
The Pemba Bay is east-facing and is located in the area of the city of
Pemba.
It is hemmed in largely by the Pemba peninsula which contains the city and is accessed through a relatively narrow channel. The
Lúrio River empties into the sea just to the south of Pemba Bay.
It is a notorious location for the illegal trade of
ivory
Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and Tooth, teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mamm ...
.
Operators such as Kakazini offer trips around the bay for about US$40 per person.
Several hotels overlook Pemba Bay including
Londo Lodge, which has "beach-facing villas overlooking the bay, a restaurant and a range of water sports".
mosquito net
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s
References
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Bays of Mozambique
Cabo Delgado Province
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