Turner’s Peninsula
Turner's Peninsula is a 110 km-long peninsula in southern Sierra Leone, running westwards, parallel to the coast, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean. The peninsula was occupied by the British from 1825 and is inhabited along all of its length.- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- Also known as: “Peninsula de Turner” and “Turner Peninsula”
Turner’s Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern Province, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
7.38° or 7° 22′ 48″ north
Longitude
-12.40556° or 12° 24′ 20″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6CV99HHV+XQ
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Turner’s Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Turner’s Peninsula”
- German: “Turner’s Peninsula”
- Portuguese: “Península de Turner”
- Spanish: “Península de Turner”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bapivulahun and Periwahun.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Batibi Island and Mokimanya Island.
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Worth a closer look: Freetown and Kenema.
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