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The most congested islands on earth (4)

(Mail Online)    14:23, May 23, 2016

Migingo Island, Lake Victoria

This image shows the crowded island of Migingo on Lake Victoria. Ownership of the island is subject to a dispute between Kenya and Uganda, centering on the lucrative fishing rights in the waters around the island

The crowded patch of land comprises Migingo Island is covered in tiny shacks, the first of which only appeared in 2002.

Kenya and Uganda both lay claim to the half acre plot, about the size of half of a football pitch, which remain disputed.

There's now between 100 to 200 people living on the island, making the population density approximately 250,000 per square mile.

Ebeye Island, Marshall Islands

Ebeye Island is the most densely populated island of the Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands. There is the equivalent of about 150,000 people per square mile living on the island

The tiny atoll that makes up Ebeye Island in the Pacific has just 0.1 square miles of space but is home to around 15,000 people.

This is the equivalent of about 150,000 people per square mile.

The burgeoning population is as a result of nuclear testing by the United States, which forced many residents who were uprooted from their homes on the Bikini Atoll and Enewetak Atoll to relocate to the island.


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