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The islands of Africa can be subdivided into Indian Ocean Islands and Atlantic Ocean Islands. [5] The largest number of islands of Africa are found in the Indian Ocean, with the sovereign island nations of Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar located off the southeastern seaboard of Africa being the most notable.
The Comoros, [note 1] officially the Union of the Comoros, [note 2] is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The religion of the majority of the population, and the official state religion, is ...
Location of Africa. This is a list of islands of Africa. Sovereign island nations ... Gran Canaria, world's 252nd largest island; Tenerife, world's 208th largest island;
The Cape Verde island of Fogo is dominated by a volcano which rises more than 9,000 feet above the coast. - oneworld picture/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
Robben Island (Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals ( robben ), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland , which translates to Seal(s) Island .
Mauritius's shift towards becoming an offshore financial hub began in 1989.
Madagascar, [a] officially the Republic of Madagascar, [b] is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island (after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo), the second-largest island country (after Indonesia), and the 46th largest country overall. [14]
The island has a population of about 131 (according to the 2009 census), [21] mostly fishermen and fish traders, who are served by four pubs, a number of brothels, and a pharmacy on the island. [22] It has a density of more than 65,500 people per square kilometer which makes it one of the most densely populated islands in Africa and the world. [23]