Western Ridges

Western Ridges is a shoal in Gambia. Western Ridges is situated nearby to the locality Cape Point, as well as near Bakau Wasulun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakau and Fajara.

Bakau

Suburb

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Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point. Bakau is situated 5 km southwest of Western Ridges.

Fajara

Suburb

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Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia. It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of The Gambia; Patricia Aslup, a former US Ambassador; and was formerly the home town of the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a former Prime Minister of The Gambia and the first President of The Gambia. Fajara is situated 7 km southwest of Western Ridges.

Kanifing

Town

Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul, and is governed by Kanifing Municipal Council. Kanifing is situated 7 km south of Western Ridges.

Western Ridges

Latitude

13.51667° or 13° 31′ north

Longitude

-16.65° or 16° 39′ west

Open location code

7C55G88X+MX

GeoNames ID

2411682

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cape Point and Bakau Wasulun.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stop-in-Time Bank and Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool.

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