BANANA ISLANDS (SIERRA LEONE)

The Banana Islands lie southwest of the Freetown Peninsula in Sierra Leone, Africa. The Islands are about a 20 minutes boat ride from Kent, and offer good opportunities for snorkeling and fishing or if you fancy it, a canoe trip around the Island.
The Banana Islands are comprised of three Islands: Dublin, Ricketts and Mes-Meheux.
The Banana Islands are not called the Banana Islands because of their delicious bananas but apparently when the Portuguese, led by Pedro de Centra in 1462, first saw the little cluster of land, they decided the shape of our cluster of islands looked like a bunch of bananas — and the “Banana Islands” got their name.