Maboko Island

Maboko Island is a small island lying in the of , in Nyanza Province of western . It is about 1.8 km long by 1 km wide. It is an important Middle Miocene paleontological site with fossiliferous deposits that were discovered in the 1930s.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Kenya
  • Also known as: “Karonga”, “Karongo Island”, “Karungu Island”, “Каронго”, and “Кибоко”

Maboko Island

Latitude
-0.16476° or 0° 9′ 53″ south
Longitude
34.60981° or 34° 36′ 35″ east
Elevation
1,140 metres (3,740 feet)
Open location code
6GFPRJP5+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 7427894
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
193649
Wiki­data ID
Q3085058
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Maboko Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مابوكو”
  • Armenian: “Մաբոկո”
  • Bulgarian: “Мабоко”
  • Cebuano: “Kiboko Island”
  • Dutch: “Maboko”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Maboko”
  • French: “Maboko”
  • Japanese: “マボコ島”
  • Russian: “Мабоко”
  • Spanish: “Isla Maboko”
  • Swedish: “Kiboko Island”
  • Turkish: “Maboko Adası”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nyaridi and Ogal.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ogal beach management unit and obambo market.

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