Dodi Island
Appearance
![]() Dodi Island Rocky Shores | |
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Geography | |
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Location | South Ghana |
Coordinates | 6°33′35″N 0°06′44″E / 6.55969°N 0.11231°E |
Adjacent to | Lake Volta |
Area | 0.625 km2 (0.241 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Region | Eastern Region |
Demographics | |
Population | 600 (2012) |
Dodi Island is an island in Ghana, located 5 kilometres (3 nmi; 3 mi) off the shore of Lake Volta.[1] It is a tourist destination and was a landing place for the Ghanaian former cruise ship Dodi Princess, which was used for cruises on Lake Volta, from 1991 until the vessel's destruction in a fire in 2013.[2]
Dodi Island became a major tourist site in Ghana following its creation in 1961, following the formation of Lake Volta. In 2011, the Volta River Authority allocated US$2.5 million to develop Dodi Island’s eco-tourism potential through its hospitality subsidiary, Volta Hotels Limited.[3]
Gallery
[edit]- Tourism in Dodi Island
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Rocky shores of Dodi Island.
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Cruiseliner pier of Dodi Island.
See also
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dodi Island.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dodi Island". Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Minister seeks private sector investment for Dodi Island". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "VRA votes 2.5m for Dodi Island eco-tourism development". Modern Ghana. Ghanaian Times. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2025.