Sapu Island

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Sapu Island
NASA World Wind satellite image: Here the Gambia flows in a westerly direction.
NASA World Wind satellite
image : The Gambia flows in a westerly direction in the image section.
Waters Gambia (river)
Geographical location 13 ° 32 '47 "  N , 14 ° 51' 50"  W Coordinates: 13 ° 32 '47 "  N , 14 ° 51' 50"  W.
Sapu Island (Gambia)
Sapu Island
length 1.1 km
width 340 m
Residents uninhabited

Sapu Island is an inland island in the Gambia River in the West African state of Gambia .

geography

Sapu Island is about twelve kilometers downstream from Janjanbureh Island and is immediately 150 meters off the Kai Hai Islands . The flat island, consisting of alluvial land, is approximately 1100 meters long and 340 meters wide. On the left river island is a canal about 90 meters wide.

The island, located near the town of Brikama Ba , is not inhabited. Numerous species of birds can be found on the archipelago.

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).

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