Bugala Island
Buggala Island, in Uganda, is the tenth-largest lake island in the world. With an area of 275 km2, it is also the second largest island in Lake Victoria, after Tanzania's Ukerewe Island, and the third largest lake island in Africa, after Ukerewe and Democratic Republic of the Congo's Idjwi.Bugala Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Buguye”
- Category: landform
- Location: Kalangala District, Central Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.63861° or 0° 38′ 19″ south
Longitude
32.31194° or 32° 18′ 43″ east
Elevation
1,178 metres (3,865 feet)
Open location code
6GFJ9866+HQ
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Zulu—“Bugala Island” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Бугала”
- Cebuano: “Bugala Island”
- Chinese: “布加拉島”
- Dutch: “Bugala Island”
- French: “île Bugala”
- German: “Bugala”
- Lithuanian: “Bugalos sala”
- Polish: “Bugala”
- Russian: “Бугала”
- Spanish: “Isla Bugala”
- Zulu: “Bugala Island”
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