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'Mombasa Island' is a 5 km by 3 km coral outcrop located on Kenya's coast on the Indian Ocean. The city of Mombasa is located on the island.
The old town of Mombasa is located at the eastern, seaward end of the island. Kilindini and Port Reitz, the modern deep water harbour and port separates the island from the Kenyan mainland to the south. The old harbour, which is named Port Tudor and guarded by Fort Jesus, and Tudor Creek separate the island from the northern mainland. Modern residential sprawl and industrial areas now occupy the rest of the island.
Mombasa is linked to the mainland by the Makupa Causeway to the west, by the Nyali Bridge to the north and by the Likoni Ferry to the south.
Port Tudor and Tudor Creek were named by Owen Tudor the Royal Navy captain who first surveyed the area.
Mombasa Island in one of the four divisions of Mombasa District. The division has a population of 146.334 (1999 census)[1]. It is divided into six subdivisions [2]:

★ Ganjoni

★ Railway

★ Tononoka

★ Tudor

★ Majengo

★ Old Town

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★ In the game Halo 2, the industrial metropolis of New Mombasa is located here.

★ New Mombasa is the main location during Halo 3.