Bird Island (Gambia)
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 image The Gambia flows in this image section in a westerly direction. |
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| Waters | Gambia (river) | |
| Geographical location | 13 ° 42 '36 " N , 14 ° 55' 33" W | |
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| length | 1.8 km | |
| width | 530 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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Bird Island is an island on the Gambia River in the West African state of Gambia .
geography
The uninhabited island, about 1,780 meters long and 530 meters wide, is located around 240 kilometers upstream from Banjul . The Gambia narrows here to a width of about 375 meters and here has a depth of four meters. Behind the island is a canal about 80 meters narrow.
About six kilometers to the east, upstream the Gambia, lies the next larger town, Kuntaur , on the right bank of the river .
True to its name, many birds live on Bird Island . In addition to a colony of various water birds, it provides breeding grounds for cormorants , the endangered African Darter ( Anhinga rufa ) and for Egrets ( Casmerodius albus ). The island serves as a roost for many other 15,000 to 20,000 birds.
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).
Web links
- Islands of the Central River Division http://www.birdlife.org