Lamu Island

Lamu Island is a port, city, and island just off the shore of in the Indian Ocean approximately 240 kilometers from . It is a part of the East African country of Kenya.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
  • Description: island of Kenya
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matondoni and Kikomani.
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The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. is situated 2½ km northwest of Lamu Island.
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. is situated 7 km east of Lamu Island.
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. is situated 8 km northeast of Lamu Island.

Lamu Island

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Latitude
-2.28037° or 2° 16′ 49″ south
Longitude
40.85816° or 40° 51′ 29″ east
Open location code
6H92PV95+V7
Geo­Names ID
189736
Wiki­data ID
Q783117

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Lamu Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة لامو”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Ламу”
  • Belarusian: “Ламу”
  • Catalan: “illa de Lamu”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Lamu”
  • Cebuano: “Lamu Island”
  • Chinese: “拉穆島”
  • Croatian: “Lamu”
  • Dutch: “Lamu Island”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Lamu”
  • Finnish: “Lamu (saari)”
  • Finnish: “Lamu”
  • French: “Lamu”
  • Georgian: “ლამუ”
  • German: “Lamu”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Λαμού”
  • Italian: “Lamu”
  • Japanese: “ラム島”
  • Lithuanian: “Lamu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lamu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lamu”
  • Norwegian: “Lamu”
  • Romanian: “Lamu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lamu”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Lamu”
  • Swahili: “Lamu”
  • Swedish: “Lamu Island”
  • Venetian: “Lamu”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mtambo and Shela.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lamu Bay and Hedebu Hill.

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