Nabuyongo Island

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Nabuyongo Island
Waters Lake Victoria
Geographical location 1 ° 28 '11 "  S , 32 ° 36' 43"  E Coordinates: 1 ° 28 '11 "  S , 32 ° 36' 43"  E
Nabuyongo Island (Tanzania)
Nabuyongo Island
length 2 km
width 840 m
surface 1 km²

Nabuyongo Island , also known as Godsiba , is a small island in Lake Victoria , Tanzania . It forms the easternmost land area of the Kagera region , 52 km east of the island of Bukurebe .

During the First World War , it was the scene of a naval battle between British and German steamers.

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.jstor.org/pss/1789509