🇰🇲 Comoros

The Comoros are a volcanic archipelago at the northern entrance to the Mozambique Channel, between the African coast and Madagascar. They consist of three islands – Grande Comore (Ngazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuani) and Mohéli (Mwali). Above Grande Comore rises Mont Karthala (2,361 m), one of the most active volcanoes in the Indian Ocean, with a vast caldera reached by a full-day hike through rainforest and heathland. The north of the island is taken up by the older volcanic massif of La Grille. Anjouan is steep and rugged, with Ntringui (1,595 m) as its highest mountain, waterfalls and the mountain lake of Dzialandzé. The smallest island, Mohéli, is green and quiet, with a marine national park.