Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya. View from atop Ndere Island, looking south.Kavirondo Gulf in the Northeast of the map of Lake Victoria
Winam Gulf is a significant extension of northeastern Lake Victoria into western Kenya. Formerly known as Kavirondo Gulf, Nyanza Gulf, and Lake Nyanza Gulf, it is a shallow inlet and is connected to the main lake by Rusinga Channel (3 mi (4.8 km) wide), which is partly masked from the main body of the lake by islands.
The port of Kisumu, Kenya's third-largest city, stands on its northeastern shore. The gulf has an average width of 25 km (16 mi) and extends for 64 km (40 mi) from Kisumu to the channel. Significant bays in the gulf include Naya Bay, Nyakach Bay, Osodo Bay, Kendu Bay, Homa Bay, Ruri Bay, Mirunda Bay, Asembo Bay, and Olambwe Bay. Islands in the gulf include Maboko, Rusinga, and Ndere Islands.
WinamGulf is a significant extension of northeastern Lake Victoria into western Kenya. Formerly known as Kavirondo Gulf, Nyanza Gulf, and Lake Nyanza...
the shores of Lake Victoria. It lies at the northeastern edge of the WinamGulf, a long, shallow arm that protrudes from the main body of Lake Victoria...
occupying northern, western and a part of the southern shores of the WinamGulf. The name Kisumu comes from the Luo word "Kisuma"Kikelo. Generally, Kisuma...
under the early colonial regime of British East Africa. Kavirondo Gulf (WinamGulf) and the surrounding area of "Kavirondo" derive from the same name...
location in Kenya's Siaya County. It lies on Lake Victoria, close to the WinamGulf. A small road connects it to the C28 highway. The bay, Asembo Bay, shares...
Nyanza, especially at Rusinga and Mfangano islands. Luo speakers crossed WinamGulf of Lake Victoria from northern Nyanza into South Nyanza starting in the...
leucostictus from Entebbe, and followed by Tilapia zillii (WinamGulf, 1953), T. rendalli (WinamGulf 1953–54), O. niloticus (Kagera River 1954) and O. mossambicus...
Homa Bay is a town (and eponymous bay) on the south shore of WinamGulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya. It lies near Mount Homa (in the Luo language...
point, lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria at the mouth of the WinamGulf. Part of Kenya, it is linked to Mbita Point on the mainland by the new...
and S.W. Njoka. 1998. Water Hyacinth: An Environmental Disaster in the WinamGulf of Lake Victoria and its Control, pp. 101–05. Gichuki, J.; Guebas, F....
cross water, following around the WinamGulf of Lake Victoria rather than crossing the several kilometer wide gulf. Similarly, they will funnel along...
SOLMS),its socio-economic effects, control measures and resurgence in the Winamgulf." Limnologica 34. 1-2 May2004 105-109. Journal of Industrial Pollution...
Island lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria, at the mouth of the WinamGulf. Part of Kenya, it lies west of Rusinga Island. The island is 65 km2 in...
another expedition to Olduvai, Kanam, and Kanjera, the latter two on the WinamGulf. His previous work there was questioned by P. G. H. Boswell, whom he invited...
in western Kenya. It forms a broad peninsula on the southern shore of WinamGulf, an extension of Lake Victoria. This peninsula defines Homa Bay and the...
Nyanza, especially at Rusinga and Mfangano islands. Luo speakers crossed WinamGulf of Lake Victoria from Northern Nyanza into South Nyanza starting in the...
Maboko Island is a small island lying in the WinamGulf of Lake Victoria, in Nyanza Province of western Kenya. It is about 1.8 km long by 1 km wide. It...
route to Kisumu, which goes via Ahero, is much longer as it circumvents WinamGulf in between kisumu- Ahero- Katito- Kendu Bay is 70 km from Kisumu town...
Kavirondo is the former name of the region surrounding Kavirondo Gulf (now WinamGulf) as well as of two native peoples living there under the regime of...
Ndere Island is a small island (4.2 km2 or 1.6 sq mi) in WinamGulf of Lake Victoria in Kenya. It was gazetted as the Ndere Island National Reserve in...
northern Tanzania. This area consists roughly of the basin surrounding WinamGulf of Lake Victoria. Non-Luo tribal areas abutting upon Luoland include those...
from Kisumu-Luanda Kotieno (90 km) and a 45-minute ferry ride across WinamGulf. This latter road was tarmacked in 2011. The main income-generating activity...
dioceses of Maseno are the Anglican presence in and around Maseno, the WinamGulf of Lake Victoria, and the western slopes of Mount Elgon, south-west Kenya;...
There are no lakes or rivers in or through Kondele, although, as part of WinamGulf, it has a close proximity to Lake Victoria, which lies less than 2 kilometers...
Kenyan territory. The island itself is situated close to the mouth of the WinamGulf. The Hiwegi Formation has outcrops across the islands, in particular in...
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