Comoro Islands

The archipelago of the Comoros is located north of the island of Madagascar, upstream of the African continent. The main islands are Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mayotte Mohéli. The islands are of volcanic origin and are populated by a total of almost one million people.

Politically, divide the islands into two units:

  • The Sovereign State Union of the Comoros and
  • Mayotte, a French overseas territory.

The islands and other geographical parts of the archipelago in detail:

  • Grande Comore or Ngazidja is the largest and youngest of the islands. Here is Moroni, the capital of the Union of Comoros. The Karthala volcano here is again active for several years and scientists expect an eruption in the near future.
  • Anjouan Anjouan or, a large island of the Union with separatist aspirations
  • Mohéli or Mwali, also part of the Union, has as separatist movements
  • Mayotte, island under French administration
  • Pamanzi, the second largest island of Mayotte, here is the only airport of the French territory Dzaoudzi
  • Banc du Geyser, a reef, mostly below the water surface, probably remains of a sunken island. In the southern part some rocks rise 1,5 - 3 meters above the water surface
  • Banc du Leven, also a reef below the water surface and probably remains of a sunken island
  • Banc Vailheu, northwest of Grand Comore, at low tide up to 7 m below the water surface. Soon reached the surface and is likely to develop the island.
  • The uninhabited Îles Glorieuses attributed to the archipelago - occasionally - geographically hardly tenable. You are several hundred kilometers east of the Comoros and are under French administration. By 1975, they were managed by the Comoros from.

Animal and plant life

On the islands, there are a number of endemic (only here domestic ) animals and plants.

  • Comoros archipelago
  • Geography ( Comoros )
  • Archipelago (Africa)
  • Archipelago (Indian Ocean)
Moroni, Comoros Mount Karthala
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