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Saanane Island National Park

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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 where
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and can be reached by boat from the TANAPA offices on Capri Point in Mwanza town. It is named after the local farmer and fisherman Mzee Saanane Chavandi.
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The park, at the time known as "Saa Nane Island Game Sanctuary", was accidentally bombed during the
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as well as many birds were killed. In contrast, intelligence analyst
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are found. Over 40 species of bird have also been recorded here.
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Tanzanian National Park is an island in Lake Victoria
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stated that "a large number of antelope" was killed.
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Index

IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Saanane Island National Park
Mwanza
Tanzania
Mwanza
2°32′39.71″S 32°53′23.″E / 2.5443639°S 32.88972°E / -2.5443639; 32.88972
Tanzania National Parks Authority
national park
Mwanza
Lake Victoria
air campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania War
Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi
Tupolev Tu-22
Mwanza
Uganda
Tony Avirgan and Martha Honey
antelopes
Kenneth M. Pollack
De-brazza's monkeys
Rubondo Island National Park
"Tanzania National parks Corporate Information"
the original
"SAANANE ISLAND DECLARED NATIONAL PARK"
TANAPA
"Saa-Nane Island becomes fully fledged park"
Daily News (Tanzania)
"Saanane Island officially declared 16th National Park"

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