Insel Der Inselgruppe Komoren - Mayotte, Anjouan, Moheli, Grande Comore, Pamanzi, Chissioua Mtsamboro (English, German, Paperback)

Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Mayotte (French: , pronounced: Shimaore (Swahili dialect): Maore; Malagasy: ), officially the Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French: ), is an overseas collectivity of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Mahore), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. Mayotte's area is 374 sq km, and with its estimated 194,000 people is very densely populated (520 inh/sq km).Its biggest city and prefecture is Mamoudzou. The territory is geographically part of the Comoro Islands, but has been politically separate since the referendum in the 1970s. The territory is also known as Mahore, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Union of Comoros. Map of the Comoros with Mayotte Beach scenery in Mayotte.The main island, Grande-Terre (or Mahore), geologically the oldest of the Comoros, is 39 kilometres (24 mi) long and 22 kilometres (131/2 mi) wide, and its highest point is Mount Benara (French: Shimaore: Mlima Benara) at 660 metres (2,165 ft) above sea level. Because of the volcanic rock, the soil is relatively rich in some areas. A coral reef encircling much of the island ensures protection for ships and a habitat for fish. Dzaoudzi was the capital of Mayotte until 1977. It is situated on Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), which at 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) is the largest of several islets adjacent to Mahore. Mayotte is a member of the Indian Ocean Commission, with a separate membership rather than as part of the Comoros. For the history of Mayotte before 1974 see also History of the Comoros.In 1500 the Maore or Mawuti (contraction of the Arabic Jaz rat al-Mawt (meaning island of the dead / of death and corrupted to Mayotte in French) su...http: //booksllc.net/?l=