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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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matondoni and Kikomani.

Village
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was . is situated 2½ km northwest of Lamu Island.

Village
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was . is situated 7 km east of Lamu Island.

Village
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was . is situated 8 km northeast of Lamu Island.

Lamu Island

Latitude
-2.28037° or 2° 16′ 49″ south
Longitude
40.85816° or 40° 51′ 29″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6H92PV95+V7
Geo­Names ID
189736
Wiki­data ID
Q783117
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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

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lamu Bay and Hedebu Hill.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lamu Island”. Photo: Erik (HASH) Hersman, CC BY 2.0.