Maboko Island, Kisumu

#5 among attractions in Kisumu

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Maboko Island is a small island lying in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in Nyanza Province of western Kenya. It is about 1.8 km long by 1 km wide. It is an important Middle Miocene paleontological site with fossiliferous deposits that were discovered in the 1930s. The age of the deposits is estimated to be 15 to 16 million years, and they are especially important for the abundance of primate fossils they contain. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 0°9'50"S, 34°36'35"E

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Maboko Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kit-Mikayi.

5.7 miNW
Rock formation with a fable behind it
Kit-Mikayi
146 min walk • Kit-Mikayi — also spelled Kit Mikayi, Kitmikayi, and Kitmikaye — is a rock formation, a tor, around 120 m high situated about 29 km west of the town of Kisumu in western Kenya. It is about 1 km from the Kisumu-Bondo road.