Chizumulu Island

Chizumulu Island, the smaller of the two inhabited islands, on Lake Nyasa in Malawi, is located off the coast of Mozambique. The coastal waters of the island are considered the best on the lake, for scuba diving or a pipe.

The island has an elongated shape and is represented as a large mountain protruding from a lake with two peaks in a south and northwest direction. The length of the island is 4,500 kilometers, the width in the narrowest place is about 100 meters. The highest point is Mount Chingohi (Chingole) -638 meters.

The upper part of the island is occupied by a forest, which mainly consists of baobabs. The lower part is used for agriculture, mainly as a cassava planting area.

In 1877, David Livingstone landed on the island and initiated colonization. The island is home to about 3,000 people who represent different ethnic groups. Most people speak Tonga, but Nyanja is also used. The population of the island is mainly engaged in fishing and sowing cassava. You can get to the island only by water through the strait from the island of Licoma. Either a steamer that stops in all the more or less large settlements of the coast or on small boats, of which there are quite a lot on the island.