Figure 1

Vamizi Island, its beaches, and its location in the Quirimbas Archipelago, Cabo Delgado Province on the northern Mozambique coast. a Currents: A – South Equatorial Current (SEC); B – Mozambique Current; C – Madagascar Current; D – East African Coastal Current; E – Equatorial Counter Current (Nov–April); F – Somalia Currents. b Vamizi location in the MZ Channel. c Vamizi island with main beaches (a adapted from Richmond 2002). b, c adapted from Missão Hidrográfica de Moçambique MHM Missão Hidrográfica de Moçambique MHM 1974). Redrawn with Adobe Illustrator C.S.5.5 program. North facing beaches: Comissete (11° 00′ 54″ S, 40° 41′ 23″ E), Soweto (11° 00′ 08″ S, 40° 42′ 17″ E); East-South facing beach: Farol (11° 00′ 17″ S, 40° 42′ 55″ E); South facing beaches; Pangaio (11° 01′ 07″ S, 40° 42′ 39″ E); Munto Nkulu (11° 01′ 44″ S, 40° 41′ 33″ E); Kivuri (11° 02′ 18″ S, 40° 37′ 44″ E); Aldeia (11° 02′ 11″ S, 40° 36′ 57″ E).