Mpangara Island

Mpangara Island is an island in , and has an elevation of 1,461 metres. Mpangara Island is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include KivuWatt Power Station and Amahoro Island.

Power station
is a floating 26 MW methane gas-fired thermal power plant in . It burns methane extracted from the depths of , a meromictic lake that can undergo dangerous limnic eruptions.

Islet
Photo: Rwejo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an islet.

Museum
Photo: Annick green, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km east of Mpangara Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibuye.

Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city in western on the shore of Lake Kivu — the surrounding area offers some stunning views of the lake. The new name is Karongi, most people still call it though.

Mpangara Island

Latitude
-2.0508° or 2° 3′ 3″ south
Longitude
29.3229° or 29° 19′ 22″ east
Elevation
1,461 metres (4,793 feet)
Open location code
6G9FW8XF+M5
Geo­Names ID
7662323
Wiki­data ID
Q34792417
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Satellite Map

Discover Mpangara Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Mpangara Island” goes by many names.

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