Mbamba Bay

Mbamba Bay is a town in western Tanzania, lying on the eastern shore of Lake Malawi. Elevation 471m.

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Port

Mbamba Bay has an indentation in the otherwise straight profile of the lake and may be a potential port.

Transport

In October 2007, it was proposed to build a branch railway from Ligunga via Mchuchuma to Mbamba Bay.[1] Mbamba Bay is linked with Nkhata Bay in Malawi by motorized dhow. The A19 links it with Mtwara on the east coast.

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References

  1. ^ Railway Gazette International November 2007, p688