Islands Included in The Western Area
- Bunce Island, an island about 20 miles outside Freetown
- Banana Islands, islands on the Freetown Peninsula in the extreme west Sierra Leone, including Dublin Island and Ricketts Island.
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Coordinates: 8°20′N 13°00′W / 8.333°N 13°W / 8.333; -13
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