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Ndere Island is a small island (4.2 km² or 1.6 sq mi) in Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria in Kenya. It was gazetted as the Ndere Island National Reserve in November 1986 and has since that time been uninhabited.

Ndere means "meeting place" in Dholuo. According to Luo folklore, early tribal migrants rested up near Ndere after their long journey south up the Nile River Valley. They found the lush shoreline so pleasing that they stayed.

Notable fauna associated with the island include African fish eagles, swifts, hippopotamus, and Nile crocodiles. About fifty impalas have been introduced to the island.

Located on Lake Victoria, this island is a haven for birds. Covered mostly in grassland, Ndere Island provides beautiful scenic views of the Homa hills to the south, Mageta Island to the east and the glimpses of Kampala in Uganda beyond the south west horizon. The lake shore supports a wide variety of animals including hippos, monitor lizards, Nile crocodiles, several fish species, snakes, baboons, impalas, the rare sitatunga antelopes, water bucks, zebras and warthogs. Over 100 different species of birds can be seen here including African fish eagles, black headed gonoleks and grey headed kingfishers.[1]

References

External links

• Kenya Wildlife Service: Ndere Island National Park

На других языках

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[de] Ndere Island

Ndere Island ist eine kenianische Binneninsel im Winam-Golf (früher Kavirondo-Golf) im Nordosten des Victoriasees, nur 190 Meter vom Nordufer des Sees entfernt und 26 km südwestlich der Stadt Kisumu gelegen. Auf der Insel wurde im November 1986 zum Ndere Island National Reserve eingerichtet; seitdem ist sie unbewohnt. Ndere bedeutet in Luo so viel wie Treffpunkt; erste Siedler der Region, die den Nil hinauffuhren, nutzen die Insel als Ruhepunkt.

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- [en] Ndere Island

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[fr] Parc national de l'île Ndere

Le parc national de l'île Ndere (anglais : Ndere Island National Park) (swahili : Kisiwa wa Ndere) constitue l'entièreté de la petite île de Ndere d'une superficie de 4,2 km2 et culminant à 1 343 m c'est-à-dire 211 m au-dessus du niveau du lac Victoria[2]. Depuis novembre 1986, elle est inhabitée et catégorisée comme parc national.

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[ru] Ндере

Ндере (англ. Ndere Island, Ндве[1], Ndue Island) — необитаемый остров на западе Кении, в провинции Ньянза, в северой части залива Винам (Кавирондо) озера Виктория[2], юго-западнее порта Кисуму и острова Мабоко[2][1]. Площадь 4 км²[2].

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