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 elevation 1,130 metres (3,710 ft)
Designated September 15, 2006
Mabamba Bay
Map showing the location of Mabamba Bay
Nearest city Entebbe
Coordinates 0°5′N 32°20′E / 0.083°N 32.333°E / 0.083; 32.333Coordinates: 0°5′N 32°20′E / 0.083°N 32.333°E / 0.083; 32.333
Area 16,500 hectares (64 sq mi)
Established 2006 [1]
Governing body District Government

Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula.

Conservation

Mabamba is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.[1] Key protected bird species in Mabamba are the shoebill, the blue swallow and the papyrus gonolek.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Byaruhanga, Achilles; Kasoma, Pantaleon; Pomeroy, Derek. "Uganda" (PDF). Country Profiles. BirdLife International. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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