Idjwi

Idjwi, or Ijwi, is an inland island in which forms part of in the . At 70 km in length and with an area of 340 km, it is the second-largest lake island in and the tenth largest in the world.
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,848 metres (6,063 feet)
  • Description: island in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Also known as
    “Ijwi”
    “Ijwi Kingdom”
    “Ile Idjwi”

Idjwi

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Latitude
-2.11772° or 2° 7′ 4″ south
Longitude
29.05917° or 29° 3′ 33″ east
Open location code
6G9FV3J5+WM
Geo­Names ID
216079
Wiki­data ID
Q1194327

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Zulu—“Idjwi” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Իջվի”
  • Belarusian: “Іджві”
  • Breton: “Idjwi”
  • Cebuano: “Île Idjwi”
  • Chinese: “伊吉威岛”
  • Chinese: “伊吉威島”
  • Dutch: “Idjwi”
  • Estonian: “Idjwi saar”
  • French: “Idjwi”
  • French: “Ijwi”
  • Georgian: “იჯვი”
  • German: “Idjiwi”
  • German: “Idjwi”
  • Hausa: “Idjwi”
  • Italian: “Idjwi”
  • Japanese: “イジウィ島”
  • Japanese: “イディウィ島”
  • Korean: “이쥐섬”
  • Lingala: “Idjwi”
  • Lithuanian: “Idžvi”
  • Malagasy: “Nosy Idjiwi”
  • Polish: “Idjwi”
  • Portuguese: “Idjwi”
  • Romanian: “Idjwi”
  • Russian: “Иджви”
  • Somali: “Idjwi”
  • Spanish: “Idjwi”
  • Swahili: “Idjwi”
  • Swedish: “Île Idjwi”
  • Ukrainian: “Іджві”
  • Zulu: “Idjwi”

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