MacCarthy Island

MacCarthy Island, officially named Janjanbureh Island and historically known as Lemain Island, is an island located approximately 170 miles upriver from the mouth of the Gambia River, in eastern Gambia, in the Janjanbureh District.
  • Island
  • …has 3,950 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
  • Description: island in Gambia
  • Also known as
    “Jangjanbure”
    “Jangjangbure”
    “Janjanbureh Island”
    “Janjangbure”
    “Lemain Island”
    “MacCarthy’s Island”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Janjanbureh.
or Jangjangbureh is a town, founded…

MacCarthy Island

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Latitude
13.53982° or 13° 32′ 23″ north
Longitude
-14.75883° or 14° 45′ 32″ west
Open location code
7C57G6QR+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“MacCarthy Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “MacCarthy Island”
  • Chinese: “麥卡錫島”
  • Croatian: “Janjanbureh (otok)”
  • Croatian: “Janjanbureh”
  • French: “île MacCarthy”
  • French: “Île MacCarthy”
  • Galician: “Illa MacCarthy”
  • German: “Janjanbureh Island”
  • Hausa: “Tsibirin MacCarthy”
  • Japanese: “ジャンジャンブレア島”
  • Polish: “MacCarthy Island”
  • Russian: “Маккарти”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Janjanbureh”
  • Swedish: “Janjanbureh Island”
  • Swedish: “MacCarthy Island”
  • Ukrainian: “Маккарті”
  • Ukrainian: “МакКарті”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Janjanbureh Market and Janjanbureh Police Station.

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