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Ssese Islands
The Ssese Islands are an archipelago of eighty-four islands in the northwestern part of Lake Victoria in Uganda. The islands are coterminous with the Kalangala District in southern Central Uganda, which does not have any territory on mainland Uganda.
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The Ssese Islands are an archipelago of eighty-four islands in the northwestern part of Lake Victoria in Uganda. The islands are coterminous with the Kalangala District in southern Central Uganda, which does not have any territory on mainland Uganda.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands3
- Minor islands7
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Bugala Island
- Area
- 266 km²
- High point
- 1,282 m
Buggala Island, in Uganda, is the tenth-largest lake island in the world. With an area of 275 km2 (106 sq mi), it is also the second largest island in Lake Victoria, after Tanzania's Ukerewe Island, and the third largest lake island in Africa, after Ukerewe and Democratic Republic of the Congo's Idjwi.
Koome Island
- Area
- 68.5 km²
- High point
- 1,289 m
Koome is an island in Lake Victoria, Uganda.
Bukasa Island
- Area
- 39.8 km²
- High point
- 1,245 m
Minor islands
Buyovu Island
- Area
- 15.9 km²
- High point
- 1,219 m
Bufumira Island
- Area
- 13.9 km²
- High point
- 1,199 m
Bugaba Island
- Area
- 12.9 km²
- High point
- 1,223 m
Funve Island
- Area
- 11.5 km²
- High point
- 1,259 m
Bubeke Island
- Area
- 9.4 km²
- High point
- 1,210 m
Serinya Island
- Area
- 9.2 km²
- High point
- 1,212 m
Bubembe Island
- Area
- 8.9 km²
- High point
- 1,223 m
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Bugala Island | 266 km² |
| Koome Island | 68.5 km² |
| Bukasa Island | 39.8 km² |
| Buyovu Island | 15.9 km² |
| Bufumira Island | 13.9 km² |
| Bugaba Island | 12.9 km² |
| Funve Island | 11.5 km² |
| Bubeke Island | 9.4 km² |
| Serinya Island | 9.2 km² |
| Bubembe Island | 8.9 km² |
Photographs
Ssese Islands, Lake Victoria, East Africa
East Africa's Lake Victoria, Ssese Islands
This spot is in the Victoria beach nature walk forest in Kalangala Ssesse Islands,Uganda.
This is an image of "African people at work" from
Bugala Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. Usable with attribution and link to: http://www.WorldIslandInfo.com
Islands of Ssese on Lake Victoria in Uganda
Kalangala Island in Uganda (Lake Victoria), Africa. Photo by Frederick "FN" Noronha.
Lake Victoria shores found in Eastern part of Uganda Sese island
Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Shores of Lake Victoria at Ssese Islands. Jiame Josh / CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Shore at Ssese Islands, on Lake Victoria. Jiame Josh / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Captain Lugard's spot at Victoria beach nature walk forest Kalangala from a distance. Joyce Nanjobe Kawooya / CC BY-SA 4.0
- A Mother In A Fishing Village. MosesAbrahams / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bugala Island. WorldIslandInfo.com / CC BY 2.0
- Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria. Jiame Josh / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Africa Uganda Kalangala Island Scenic. No machine-readable author provided. Fredericknoronha assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0
- The World’s 2nd Largest Lake“L.Victoria” in Uganda & it’s Surroundings. 16. A.Hannz 1996 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ssese-islands-uganda. Saidi Hussen / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ssese Island, Uganda (Beach view). AmarinAfrica / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ssese Island, Uganda. AmarinAfrica / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beautiful Scenery of Ssese Islands In Uganda. Jiame Josh / CC BY-SA 4.0