Mabamba Bay information

Mabamba Bay
Mabamba Bay
	Mabamba Bay
Coordinates	0°5′N 32°20′E / 0.083°N 32.333°E
Basin countries	Uganda
Surface area	16,500 hectares (64 sq mi)
Surface elevation	1,130 metres (3,710 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Mabamba Bay Wetland System
Designated	15 September 2006
Reference no.	1638

Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula in a village called Kasanje.^[2]^[3]It covers an area of 2424 ha and is a home to over 300 bird species.^[4]Mabamba Swamp is famous for lungfish which is known as mamba in native language(Luganda).^[5]

^ "Mabamba Bay Wetland System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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[1] "Mabamba Bay Wetland System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[2] (2022-01-05). "Mabamba Swamp and Wetland - Birdwatching and Shoebill Tours". Silverback Gorilla Tours. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

[3] "Mabamba Swamp | Brilliant Uganda | Brilliant Uganda". www.brilliant-uganda.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

[4] "Mabamba swamp in Uganda – wetland birding, shoebill, birds". www.eastafricantrails.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

[5] "Mabamba swamp in Uganda – wetland birding, shoebill, birds". www.eastafricantrails.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

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Mabamba Bay

Mabamba Bay
Coordinates	0°5′N 32°20′E / 0.083°N 32.333°E / 0.083; 32.333
Basin countries	Uganda

Surface area	16,500 hectares (64 sq mi)
Surface elevation	1,130 metres (3,710 ft)

Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Mabamba Bay Wetland System
Designated	15 September 2006
Reference no.	1638^[1]