Likoma Island

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Likoma Island is a small Malawian island in Lake Malawi known for its historic Anglican cathedral, sandy beaches, and relatively remote, tranquil setting.

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Label Occurrences
Likoma Island canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
administrativeStatus enclave of Malawi within Mozambican waters of Lake Malawi ⓘ
area approximately 18 square kilometres ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
country Malawi ⓘ
hasAirport Likoma Island Airport ⓘ
hasCapital Likoma (town) ⓘ
hasLargestSettlement Likoma (town) ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding St. Peter’s Cathedral ⓘ
hasReligiousDiocese Diocese of Northern Malawi (Anglican) ⓘ
hasSettlement Chipyela ⓘ
Mbamba ⓘ
hasTransport Likoma Island Airport ⓘ
ferry services on Lake Malawi ⓘ
hasVegetation baobab trees ⓘ
miombo woodland ⓘ
heritage missionary history of the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa ⓘ
knownFor St. Peter’s Cathedral ⓘ
historic Anglican cathedral ⓘ
remote setting ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
tranquil atmosphere ⓘ
language Chichewa ⓘ
English ⓘ
length approximately 8 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn East Africa ⓘ
Likoma District ⓘ
Northern Region, Malawi ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Lake Malawi ⓘ
locatedOn Mozambique–Malawi border area of Lake Malawi ⓘ
population several thousand inhabitants ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
sovereignState Malawi ⓘ
surroundedByTerritorialWatersOf Mozambique ⓘ
timeZone Central Africa Time ⓘ
tourismAttraction St. Peter’s Cathedral ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
diving ⓘ
snorkelling ⓘ
utcOffset +2 ⓘ
width approximately 3 kilometres ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Malawi → hasIsland → Likoma Island ⓘ