Saanane Island National Park
| Saanane Island National Park | |
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| Location | Mwanza,Tanzania |
| Nearest city | Mwanza |
| Coordinates | 2°32′39.71″S32°53′23.″E/ 2.5443639°S 32.88972°E |
| Area | 2.18 square kilometres (0.84 sq mi) |
| Established | 2013 |
| Visitors | 5,278 (in 2012[1]) |
| Governing body | Tanzania National Parks Authority |
Saanane Island National Parkis a Tanzaniannational parkinMwanza.The park is located on an island inLake Victoriaand can be reached by boat from the TANAPA offices on Capri Point in Mwanza town.[2][3][4][5]It is named after the local farmer and fisherman Mzee Saanane Chavandi.[6]
History
[edit]The park, at the time known as "Saa Nane Island Game Sanctuary", was accidentally bombed during theair campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania Warof 1978–1979.[7]On 29 March 1979,[8]Libyan leaderMuammar Gaddafiordered one of hisTupolev Tu-22bombers to attackMwanza,hoping to thereby intimidate the Tanzanian government into calling off its invasion ofUganda.[9]The Tu-22 completely missed the city, however, and its five anti-personnel rockets instead hit the game sanctuary, slightly injuring one worker and killing several animals. According to journalistsTony Avirgan and Martha Honey,sixantelopesas well as many birds were killed.[10]In contrast, intelligence analystKenneth M. Pollackstated that "a large number of antelope" was killed.[9]
Fauna
[edit]The island is home to various species of mammals, including the velvet monkey, wild cat, zebra and rock hyrax, amongst others. It is the only place in Tanzania whereDe-brazza's monkeysare found.[11]Over 40 species of bird have also been recorded here.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Tanzania National parks Corporate Information".Tanzania Parks.TANAPA. Archived fromthe originalon 17 September 2008.Retrieved22 December2015.
- ^"SAANANE ISLAND DECLARED NATIONAL PARK".TANAPA.3 September 2013.Retrieved5 September2013.
- ^Nkwame, Marc (4 September 2013)."Saa-Nane Island becomes fully fledged park".Daily News (Tanzania).Retrieved6 September2013.
- ^Philemon, Lusekelo (5 September 2013)."Saanane Island officially declared 16th National Park".IPP Media.Retrieved6 September2013.
- ^Nkwame, Marc (8 September 2013)."Rocking and rolling on Saa Nane Island Park".Daily News (Tanzania).Retrieved9 September2013.
- ^"Saanane Island National Park".ArcGIS StoryMaps.17 June 2020.Retrieved2021-01-27.
- ^Cooper & Fontanellaz 2015,p. 35.
- ^"Tanzania Bombs Entebbe Airport, Damaging Runway".The New York Times.2 April 1979. p. 3.Retrieved25 December2019.
- ^abPollack 2004,p. 372.
- ^Avirgan & Honey 1983,p. 120.
- ^"Saanane Island National Park".ArcGIS StoryMaps.17 June 2020.Retrieved2021-01-27.
- ^"News |TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS".tanzaniaparks.go.tz.Retrieved2021-01-27.
Works cited
[edit]- Avirgan, Tony; Honey, Martha (1983).War in Uganda: The Legacy of Idi Amin.Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House.ISBN978-9976-1-0056-3.
- Cooper, Tom; Fontanellaz, Adrien (2015).Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971–1994.Solihull:Helion & Company Limited.ISBN978-1-910294-55-0.
- Pollack, Kenneth Michael (2004).Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948–1991.Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.ISBN978-0-8032-0686-1.
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