Lutembe Bay | |
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Coordinates | 0°09′15″N 32°34′05″E / 0.1541°N 32.5681°E |
Basin countries | Uganda |
Surface area | 800 hectares (3.1 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) |
Official name | Lutembe Bay Wetland System |
Designated | 15 September 2006 |
Reference no. | 1637[1] |
Lutembe Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria.
Lutumbe Bay is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.[2] The bay is notable for its population of as many as 1.5m white-winged tern.[3]
in 2013 a portion of the wetland was illegally filled with soil by the flower export giant Rosebud Ltd.[4]