Bunce Island
Bunce Island is an island in the Sierra Leone River. It is situated in the estuary of the Rokel River and Port Loko Creek, about 20 miles upriver from Sierra Leone's capital city Freetown.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- Description: island
- Also known as“Bance Island”“Bence Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pepel.
Pepel
Town
Pepel is a coastal town in the Port Loko District in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. Pepel is situated 2½ km northwest of Bunce Island.
Bunce Island
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Latitude
8.56979° or 8° 34′ 11″ north
Longitude
-13.0402° or 13° 2′ 25″ west
Open location code
6CW8HX95+WW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Bunce Island” goes by many names.
جزيرة بونسArabic
Bunce uharteaBasque
BunceCatalan
Illa de BunceCatalan
Bunce IslandCebuano
邦斯岛Chinese
Bunce IslandDutch
BunceFinnish
Bunce IslandFinnish
Buncen saariFinnish
Tsibirin BunceHausa
BunceItalian
Isola di BunceItalian
バンス島Japanese
БансRussian
Банс (остров)Russian
Bunce IslandScots
Bunce IslandSwedish
BunceönSwedish
Bunce AdasıTurkish
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tumba and Kalangba.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bunce Island Fortress and Pepel Port.
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