{"id":54103,"date":"2025-07-09T12:35:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=54103"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:22:25","slug":"nyangai-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nyangai-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyangai Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nyangai Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In less than a decade, Nyangai island has lost two-thirds of its surface area, and now measures only about 200 metres long and 100 metres wide.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nyangai Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a small island off the <\/span><b>coast of Sierra Leone.\u00a0 <\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of a cluster of islands that make up the <\/span><b>Turtle Islands archipelago.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is low-lying and situated off a part of the coastline subject to strong currents. As such, they have always been vulnerable to erosion.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In less than 10 years, the island has lost two-thirds of its surface area, and now measures only about 200 metres long and 100 metres wide (approximately 650 by 330 feet).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island has traditionally been a crossroads for trade, agriculture, fishing and maritime transport in addition to a tourist spot, particularly for its ruins dating back to the slave trade.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Sierra Leone<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a tropical country in <\/span><b>West Africa, on the Atlantic coast.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Borders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered on the north and east by Guinea, on the south by Liberia, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The nation is largely made up of lightly wooded hills with a concentration of mangrove swampsalong the coast.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some of the major ones include the <\/span><b>Rokel River, Taia River, Moa River, and Sewa River.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/sierra-leone-islanders-despair-as-rising-ocean-threatens-survival\/article69786737.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nyangai Island is a small, scenic island located off the coast of Sierra Leone, known for its natural beauty and rich marine biodiversity. 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