one of the Querimba Islands, which are situated north from Mozambique, off the western coast of Africa. It is described as nearly 100 miles in length from north to south, but seldom more than eight or ten in breadth. It is formed of coral, and has a low, flat surface, covered with a soil remarkably productive in grain and sugar. It is partly independent, and partly subject to the imam of Muscat. Lat. 7.30. S.