Ba Faraba Island
Ba Faraba Island | ||
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NASA World Wind satellite image The Gambia flows in this image section in a westerly direction. Ba Faraba Island is in the far east. |
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Waters | Gambia (river) | |
Geographical location | 13 ° 39 '25 " N , 15 ° 10' 46" W | |
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length | 4 km | |
width | 560 m | |
surface | 2.5 km² | |
Residents | uninhabited |
Ba Faraba Island is an inland island in the Gambia River in the West African state of Gambia .
The uninhabited island of around two and a half square kilometers is located about ten kilometers downstream from Pasari Island . It is around four kilometers long and around 560 meters wide in the middle. Ba Faraba Island is separated from Pappa Island in the west, i.e. downstream, by a 48 meter wide channel .
See also
literature
- Stephen C. Stringall, Dody Broyles: Gambia. International Travel Maps, Vancouver 2003, ISBN 1-55341-217-6 (map, 96 × 61 cm, 1: 350,000).