Winam Gulf

Winam Gulf is a significant extension of northeastern into western . Formerly known as Kavirondo Gulf, Nyanza Gulf, and Lake Nyanza Gulf, it is a shallow inlet and is connected to the main lake by Rusinga Channel, which is partly masked from the main body of the lake by islands.
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  • Type: Gulf
  • Description: gulf
  • Also known as: Kavirondo Gulf” and “Winam

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamuga.

Village
is a settlement in 's Nyanza Province. is situated 8 km northwest of Winam Gulf.

Winam Gulf

Latitude
-0.26721° or 0° 16′ 2″ south
Longitude
34.5336° or 34° 32′ 1″ east
Elevation
1,134 metres (3,720 feet)
Open location code
6GFPPGMM+4C
Geo­Names ID
178104
Wiki­data ID
Q776116
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Winam Gulf” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Վինամ
  • Bulgarian: Уинам
  • Cebuano: Winam Gulf
  • French: golfe de Winam
  • French: Golfe de Winam
  • Ganda: Ekyondo kya Winam
  • Ganda: Kavirondo Gulf
  • German: Golf von Winam
  • Japanese: ウィナム湾
  • Kazakh: Винам
  • Russian: Винам
  • Russian: Кавирондо
  • Swedish: Winam Gulf

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