Lake Bunyonyi
| Lake Bunyonyi | |
|---|---|
| Location | South-western Uganda |
| Coordinates | 1°17′S 29°55′E / 1.283°S 29.917°E |
| Type | fresh water |
| Basin countries | Uganda |
| Max. length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Max. width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Max. depth | 40 m (130 ft) (sometimes claimed to be much deeper, see text) |
| Shore length1 | 186 km (116 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 1,962 m (6,437 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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Lake Bunyonyi ("Place of many little birds") is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appeared from 2004 to 2009 on the USh 5,000/= note under the title "Lake Bunyonyi and terraces". Scientific literature generally quotes a maximum depth of 40 m (130 ft), but some tourist guides and locals insist that it is much deeper, about 900 m (3,000 ft), which would make it the second-deepest lake in Africa.
Towns on its shores include Kyevu and Muko, while its 29 islands include Punishment Island and Bushara Island.