The Repubic of Uganda is a landlocked nation in East Africa, located west of Kenya. The country was under a British protectorate from 1894 until it achieved independence in 1962. Although the country has no seacoast it borders the northern and northwestern sides of Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake. There is commercial transportation on the lake and many ferries connect its ports, including Ugamda's two ports at Jinja and Port Bell. In 2014 the Comarco Group received a contract to install lightbeacons at Kisumu in Kenya, at five locations on the lake in Tanzania, and at three locations in Uganda. The Jinja lighthouse shown at right is one of these three lights. The other two, at Entebbe and Port Bell (near Kampala) have not been located.
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Created November 27, 2022. Checked and revised January 15, 2025. Lighthouses: 1. Site copyright 2025 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.