Sunken Ferry

Sunken Ferry is a historic site in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Sunken Ferry is situated nearby to the college Bishop Gwynne School of Theology, as well as near Hai Malakal Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Theresa Cathedral and Juba Nile Bridge.

St. Theresa Cathedral

Church

Photo: Lomoraronald, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Theresa’s Cathedral is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church and the cathedral of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan. The cathedral church is located on Unity Avenue in Bahr al Jabal in the district of Kator in the city of Juba. St. Theresa Cathedral is situated 2½ km southwest of Sunken Ferry.

Juba Nile Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Juba Nile Bridge is composed of two adjacent 252 meter spans over the White Nile in Juba, South Sudan, on the Juba-Nimule Road, and until 2022 provided the only access over the River Nile to South Sudan. Juba Nile Bridge is situated 2 km southwest of Sunken Ferry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Juba and Gondokoro.

Juba

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Juba is the largest city and capital of South Sudan. Juba is on banks of the White Nile River. In 2017, it had a population of 525,000 people. The city has been growing quickly since it was named capital of South Sudan in 2005.

Gondokoro

Village

Gondokoro island is located in Central Equatoria. The island was a trading station on the east bank of the White Nile in Southern Sudan, 1,200 kilometres south of Khartoum. Gondokoro is situated 9 km northeast of Sunken Ferry.

Sunken Ferry

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism, historic site, and disaster remains
Location: Central Equatoria, South Sudan, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude

4.83731° or 4° 50′ 14″ north

Longitude

31.61845° or 31° 37′ 6″ east

Open location code

6GPHRJP9+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5798428335

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wreck

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bishop Gwynne School of Theology and Hai Malakal Cemetery.

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