Sinda Island Marine Reserve
This reserve is found in the Southern Coast of Dar es Salaam (Kigamboni). Inner and Outer Sinda
Islands Marine Reserve was about 288.7 Hectares, Inner and Outer Sinda Islands cover an area of
23.31 and 23.96 Hectares, respectively. Sinda Islands coastlines include rocky cliffs and sandy beaches.
In Sinda, the maximum depth is less than 10 m. Seawards of the reserves, the deep water (> 50 m) is just 1.8 km and 3.2 km away from Outer Sinda and Outer Makatumbe Islands, respectively. Proximity to deep waters makes the seaward sides of the reserves prone to high tidal currents and waves, especially during spring tides. The seawards sides of all reserves can be described as high energy areas (ie. high wave impact areas) and are characterised by rock cliffs.