Kubu Island
Kubu Island is a dry granite rock island located in the Makgadikgadi Pan area of Botswana. The island is located a few kilometers away from Orapa and Letlhakane mining towns and can be accessed through Mmatshumo in the Boteti district.
- Type: Island
- Description: granite rock hill and archaeological site in Botswana
- Also known as: “Ga’nnyo”, “Gannyo”, and “Kubu-Insel”
Kubu Island
- Categories: hill, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Central District, Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.893° or 20° 53′ 35″ south
Longitude
25.819° or 25° 49′ 8″ east
Elevation
908 metres (2,979 feet)
Open location code
5GF74R49+QH
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tswana—“Kubu Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “庫布島”
- Dutch: “Kubu Island”
- French: “Kubu Island”
- Fulah: “Kubu Island”
- German: “Kubu Island”
- Hausa: “Tsibirin Kubu”
- Kalanga: “Kubu”
- Spanish: “Isla Kubu”
- Tswana: “Setlhaketlhake sa Kubu”
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