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Winam Gulf

Index Winam Gulf

Winam Gulf is a significant extension of northeastern Lake Victoria into western Kenya. [1]

18 relations: Anglican dioceses of Maseno, Asembo, Bantu Kavirondo, East African lion, Homa Bay, Kavirondo, Kendu Bay, Kisumu, Kisumu County, Louis Leakey, Luoland, Maboko Island, Mbita Point, Mfangano Island, Mount Homa, Ndere Island, Rusinga Island, Yellow-billed stork.

Anglican dioceses of Maseno

The Anglican dioceses of Maseno are the Anglican presence in and around Maseno, the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, and the western slopes of Mount Elgon, south-west Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya.

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Asembo

Asembo is a location in Kenya's Nyanza Province.

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Bantu Kavirondo

Bantu Kavirondo is the former name given to some of the Bantu peoples of western Kenya (e.g., the Luhya and Kisii) under the early colonial regime of British East Africa.

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East African lion

The East African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) occurs in East Africa, but is regionally extinct in Djibouti and Eritrea.

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Homa Bay

Homa Bay is a bay and town on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya.

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Kavirondo

Kavirondo is the former name of the region surrounding Kavirondo Gulf (now Winam Gulf) as well as of two native peoples living there under the regime of British East Africa (The "Nilotic Kavirondo" and the "Bantu Kavirondo").

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Kendu Bay

Kendu Bay is a bay and town in Kenya.

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Kisumu

Kisumu, officially known as Kisumu City (and formerly Port Florence), is the Kenyan inland port city on Lake Victoria and the capital city of Kisumu County, Kenya.

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Kisumu County

Kisumu County is one of the three city-counties of Kenya with the other two being Nairobi and Mombasa.

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Louis Leakey

Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (7 August 1903 – 1 October 1972) was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai Gorge with his wife, fellow paleontologist Mary Leakey.

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Luoland

Luoland (historically "Kavirondo") is the tribal homeland of the Kenya Luo (also called Jo-Luo or Kavirondo), a people of western Kenya, also extending into eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania.

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Maboko Island

Maboko Island is a small island lying in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in Nyanza Province of western Kenya.

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Mbita Point

Mbita Point is a rural community in the former province of Nyanza, Kenya, currently in Homa Bay County, on the shores of Lake Victoria.

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Mfangano Island

Mfangano Island lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria, at the mouth of the Winam Gulf.

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Mount Homa

Mount Homa is a mountain located in western Kenya.

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Ndere Island

Ndere Island is a small island in Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria in Kenya.

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Rusinga Island

Rusinga Island, with an elongated shape approximately 10 miles (16 km) from end to end and 3 miles (5 km) at its widest point, lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria at the mouth of the Winam Gulf.

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Yellow-billed stork

The Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), sometimes also called the wood stork or wood ibis, is a large African wading stork species in the family Ciconiidae.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winam_Gulf

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