Medjumbe Island

Coordinates: 11°48′59″S 40°36′14″E / 11.816276°S 40.603924°E / -11.816276; 40.603924

Medjumbe Lighthouse was built in the 30's, worked for 3 months, broke down and has been there ever since without working.

Medjumbe Island is one of the Quirimbas Islands off the northern coast of Mozambique, within the Quirimbas National Park. It is privately-owned, operated as an exclusive resort.^[1] Accommodations are 13 thatched wooden chalets.^[2] The island is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long and 500 metres (1,600 ft) wide. It is surrounded by spectacular coral reefs.^[3] Tourist activities include diving and snorkeling, windsurfing and deep sea fishing.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Medjumbe Private Island". Rani Resorts. http://www.medjumberesort.com/default.php. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
2. ^ Mary Fitzpatrick (2010). Lonely Planet Mozambique. Lonely Planet. p. 158. ISBN 1741048885. http://books.google.ca/books?id=_G1-nXEv7REC&pg=PA158. 
3. ^ "Medjumbe Private Island". Go2Africa. http://www.go2africa.com/mozambique/quirimbas-archipelago/hotels/medjumbe-private-island. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
4. ^ Holly Hughes, Alexis Lipsitz Flippin, Sylvie Murphy, Julie Duchaine (2009). Frommer's 500 Extraordinary Islands. John Wiley & Sons. p. 173. ISBN 0470500700. http://books.google.ca/books?id=ajhU1AAacUsC&pg=PA173.