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1828-2012 Map of Africa's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=326)
Territory
Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
South Africa
234
52
2012
Mascarene Islands (Reunion)
30
15
2012
Egypt
16
3
2010
Mozambique
11
3
1998
Kenya
6
2
2011
Tanzania
4
3
2000
Somalia
3
3
1993
Tunisia
2
1
1909
Madagascar
3
1
1955
Sudan
2
0
Djibouti
1
1
1997
Cape Verde
1
1
2001
Liberia
1
1
1950
Canary Islands
3
0
Libya
1
0
Senegal
1
0
Sierra Leone
1
0
Republic of Seychelles
3
2
2011
Nigeria
1
0
Unspecified
2
1
1863
AFRICA
326
89
2012
51 and above
10 - 50
1 - 9
0
Last updated
: February 11, 2013
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