Lété Island
Lété Island is the largest island in the Niger River, at a length of approximately 16 kilometres and a width of 4 kilometres. Together with other smaller islands in the Niger River, it was the main focus of a border dispute between Niger and Benin, which began when the two countries were still under French rule.
- Island
- …has 1,280 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 166 metres (545 feet)
- …is also known as “Lété Goungou”
- Description: island in Niger
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bogo-Bogo.
Bogo-Bogo
Town
Bogo-Bogo is a town and arrondissement in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. Bogo-Bogo is situated 8 km west of Lété Island.
Lété Island
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Latitude
12.11418° or 12° 6′ 51″ north
Longitude
3.1793° or 3° 10′ 46″ east
Open location code
7F45457H+MP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Lété Island” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լյոտո”
- Basque: “Lété uhartea”
- Croatian: “Lété (otok)”
- Croatian: “Lété”
- Dutch: “Lete Island”
- French: “Lété Goungou”
- French: “Lété”
- German: “Lété Goungou”
- German: “Lété”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Lété”
- Italian: “Lete”
- Italian: “Lété”
- Japanese: “レテ島”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Lété”
- Russian: “Лете”
- Russian: “Лёте”
- Spanish: “Isla Lete”
- Spanish: “Isla Lété”
- Ukrainian: “Лете”
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