Ngamba Island
Ngamba Island is located in Lake Victoria,. The island is 23 km from Entebbe and is near the equator . It is part of the Kome archipelago group of about 15 islands and is separated from the northern shore of Lake Victoria by the 10km wide Damba channel,this island is a sanctuary for chimpanzees in need. The chimpanzees live in social groups and spend the majority of their time in a 100-acre rain forest sanctuary. Before the sanctuary was established, the forest was degraded, but since the chimps’ arrival, the island has blossomed, and is now to more than 120 species of bird, 50,000 fruit bats, monitor lizards, hippos and other wildlifehome