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be overlooked. It boasts breathtaking, turquoise waters, and a backdrop of lush hills, boulders, or palm trees that you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Mahé is the largest, and busiest, island with luxury resorts, first-class restaurants, and a small capital city, Victoria.
9. Djerba Island Situated in the Mediterranean Sea right off the coast of South Tunisia is Djerba. The island is known for its eclectic population of residents and tourists, beaches, and picturesque villages.
The largest island in Africa, Zanzibar Island (or Unguja) is located off the coast of Tanzania. The African, Indian, and Arab influences make Zanzibar’s culture particularly interesting. Some of the best places to visit in Zanzibar include Stone Town, Changuu, Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Mnemba Island, and the Old Fort of Zanzibar. Other attractions here include the charming bazaars, mosques, courtyards, and stunning white sandy beaches. https://travelnoire.com/10-african-islands-toknow-about?item=9
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Bloomberg Offers a “New” Seven Wonders of the World - here is the African Wonder Site By Brandon Presser
Kelp Forests, South Africa
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ecognized as the prominent backdrop of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher, the kelp forests 10 miles south of Cape Town form a shallow underwater jungle more than twice as wide as the Grand Canyon—and a home to millions of creatures. The mammoth vines thrive where Atlantic tides give way to cold Antarctic currents; a phenomenon called upwelling, where two ocean layers slosh together, is key to their growth. Multiday group trips are led by record-holding free diver Hanli Prinsloo, co-founder of the local outfitter I Am Water Ocean Travel. On tank-free descents, she’ll point out kaleidoscopic critters such as spiky-finned rockfish and pearl-colored hottentots. Over sundowners at a private villa near penguin-filled Boulders Beach, Prinsloo will explain how, via photosynthesis, the seaweed captures gases from the atmosphere, making it a powerful agent against climate change. www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-05-28/ A free diver swims through a kelp forest off the explore-the-new-seven-wonders-of-the-world coast of South Africa. Photographer: Peter Marshall 21 | ABA Publications | Africa TRAVEL | July 2021
