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Pamanzi

Pamanzi
Location of Pamanzi in Mayotte
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean and Mozambique Channel
Coordinates12°47′00″S 45°17′00″E / 12.783333°S 45.283333°E / -12.783333; 45.283333
Area12.11 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Administration
Petite Terre is also the name of a group of islands in Guadeloupe.
View of Lake Dziani in Pamanzi Island, Mayotte

Pamanzi, also known as Petite-Terre (French pronunciation: [pətit tɛʁ]; literally "Little Land" in French), is an island of Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France, and is Mayotte's second-largest island after Grande-Terre. The northern end of the island features the crater lake Dziani Dzaha, filled with sulfurous water.[1] The communes of Dzaoudzi and Pamandzi are located on Pamanzi.

Occupied by the Allies at the direction of Jan Smuts during the Second World War for its strategic value,[2] Pamanzi was once the most important island with Mayotte's only airport and the capital Dzaoudzi. In 1977, however, Mamoudzou was chosen as the new capital.

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12°47′S 45°17′E / 12.783°S 45.283°E / -12.783; 45.283