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Lamu Archipelago

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The Lamu Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean close to the northern coast of Kenya, to which the islands belong. The archipelago lies between the towns of Lamu and Kiunga and is part of Lamu County. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Lamu Archipelago
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1. Wikidata: Lamu Archipelago
  • Wikidata Q618573, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • the town is on the World Heritage List
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Lamu Archipelago (Wikipedia)
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The Lamu Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean close to the northern coast of Kenya, to which it belongs.
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