40 m (130 ft)[2][3][4][5] (sometimes claimed to be much deeper, see text)
Shore length1
186 km (116 mi)[1]
Surface elevation
1,962 m (6,437 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Rivers and lakes of south west Uganda. Bunyonyi is the largest of the lakes in the far south western tip of Uganda, just opposite the (on this map) similar-sized Lake Burera in Rwanda.
Lake Bunyonyi ("Place of many little birds") is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale,[6] close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appeared from 2004 to 2009 on the USh 5,000/= note under the title "Lake Bunyonyi and terraces".[7] Scientific literature generally quotes a maximum depth of 40 m (130 ft),[2][3][4][5] but some tourist guides and locals insist that it is much deeper, about 900 m (3,000 ft), which would make it the second-deepest lake in Africa.[8][9][10]
Towns on its shores include Kyevu and Muko, while its 29 islands include Punishment Island and Bushara Island.
^ abcUNEMA 2009, p. 94.
^ abCite error: The named reference Green2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abDenny, Patrick (1972). "The significance of a pygnocline in tropical lakes". The African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology and Fisheries. 2 (2): 85–89.
^ abTibihika, P.D.M.; W. Okello; A. Barekye; D. Mbabazi; J. Omony; V. Kiggundu (2016). "Status of Kigezi minor Lakes: A limnological survey in the Lakes of Kisoro, Kabale and Rukungiri Districts". International Journal of Water Resources. 8 (5): 60–73.
^ abVisser 1962, p. 81.
^Denny, Patrick (April 1973). "Lakes of south-western Uganda: II. Vegetation studies on Lake Bunyonyi". Freshwater Biology. 3 (2): 123–135. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.1973.tb00067.x. ISSN 0046-5070.
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^"Lake Bunyonyi Islands Guide, Where To Stay, Getting There, Activities Attractions". Lake Bunyonyi. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
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