Malawi's Interesting Exclave Islands

There are several islands in Lake Malawi (also called Lake Nyasa) of East Africa that belong to MALAWI, even though they are much closer to MOZAMBIQUE, the country that is visible to the east of the islands in the embedded Google Map below. As the map shows, the two small regions are part of Malawi, while Mozambique possesses the surrounding water. Likoma is the largest island of Malawi's exclaves; the largest town on the island is Mbamba, which is also known as Chipyela. The island to the left of Likoma is Chizumulu, and the smaller island to the left of Chizumulu is Machili. Other small islands to the east of Likoma that are not shown on the Google map include Ilala, Mbamba, and the Mbuzi Islands.