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Alula Lagoon

Coordinates: 11°59′N 50°47′E / 11.983°N 50.783°E / 11.983; 50.783
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Alula Lagoon
Alula Lagoon is located in Somalia
Alula Lagoon
Alula Lagoon
LocationBari, Somalia
Coordinates11°59′N 50°47′E / 11.983°N 50.783°E / 11.983; 50.783
Typenatural saltwater lagoon
Ocean/sea sourcesIndian Ocean
Basin countriesSomalia
Max. length4.13 miles (6.65 km)
Max. width0.78 miles (1.26 km)
Surface area3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Islandsmany islands and islets
SettlementsAlula

Alula Lagoon is a large shallow lagoon in the northeastern Bari region of Puntland state of Somalia. The northernmost point in the country, it is mostly covered with mangroves.

Overview

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Facing the Gulf of Aden, the lagoonal mangrove lies behind a barrier island.[1] It is located northeast of Alula, the northernmost town in Somalia. The lagoon is surrounded by mangrove bushes, and appears to correspond with the "large laurel-grove called Acannae" described by the 1st century CE Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.[2]

Rhizophora mucronata and Avicennia marina are the predominant mangrove species found in the lagoon.

References

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  1. ^ Spalding, Mark; Kainuma, Mami; Collins, Lorna (2010). World Atlas of Mangroves. London: Earthscan. ISBN 1849776601.
  2. ^ Chittick, Neville (1975). An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Horn: The British-Somali Expedition. pp. 117–133.
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