Pemba

Pemba, a coral island off the east coast of Africa, lies 50 miles NE. of Zanzibar Island, has a length of 46 miles and a breadth of 4½; area, 372 sq. m. There are numerous bays on the east coast; on one of them stands the chief town, Chaka. The inhabitants, 50,000 in number, rear cattle and trade in rice, cloves, and ebony, all products of the island. It is under the same administration as the rest of the Zanzibar Protectorate.