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In 2015, the 29 km solo swim across the
Zanzibar Channel starting at the Pungume Sandbank was completed in 9 hrs 1 minute by Jean Craven (SA), Robert Dunford (Kenya), Megan Harrington Johnson (SA), Samantha Whelpton (SA) and Emil Berning (SA)
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1530:Geography of Tanzania
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622:Bay of Saint-Augustin
1535:Zanzibar Archipelago
1268:Canal de São Vicente
1022:Moraha Bahir Selat’ē
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857:Gulf of Suez
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592:Bay of Arzew
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1356:Sea of Zanj
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1172:Spencer Bay
1167:Somnaasbaai
1157:Sodwana Bay
1102:Rooiwalbaai
947:Lambert Bay
942:Kiwaiyu Bay
892:Henties Bay
742:Durissa Bay
697:Chameis Bay
677:Cabinda Bay
672:Bosluisbaai
642:Betty’s Bay
597:Bay of Aseb
477:Arab's Gulf
442:Algiers Bay
427:Abu Qir Bay
379:Alboran Sea
173:Max. length
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1514:Categories
1337:Historical
1212:Walker Bay
1207:Ungama Bay
1182:Struisbaai
1162:Sofala Bay
1137:Sierra Bay
1027:Mossel Bay
997:Markusbaai
992:Maputo Bay
972:Luanda Bay
967:Lobito Bay
962:Loango Bay
937:Kalawy Bay
902:Horingbaai
747:Elands Bay
732:Doringbaai
702:Chwaka Bay
637:Bera’esoli
607:Bay of Edd
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262:References
243:promontory
236:lighthouse
201:(Zanzibar)
181:Max. width
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1192:Table Bay
1152:Slangbaai
1147:Skurfbaai
1097:Roode Bay
1052:Pipas Bay
1047:Pemba Bay
1042:Oran Gulf
1007:Menai Bay
1002:Memba Bay
987:Manza Bay
917:Hydra Bay
797:Farta Bay
792:False Bay
452:Ambas Bay
447:Algoa Bay
240:Ras Kanzi
1467:Zanzibar
1410:Tanzania
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1092:Rock Bay
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1012:Meob Bay
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952:Lamu Bay
882:Hann Bay
807:Foul Bay
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667:Bootbaai
420:and bays
372:and seas
253:Swimming
221:Tanzania
163:Tanzania
1236:Straits
1227:Yof Bay
912:Hurdiyo
404:Red Sea
229:ice age
194:Islands
119:39°00′E
116:06°00′S
370:Oceans
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213:strait
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