Dodi Island

{{Short description|Island in Lake Volta, Ghana}}

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| image_name = Dodi Island Rocky Shore.jpg

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| image_caption = Dodi Island Rocky Shores

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| location = South Ghana

| coordinates = {{coord|6.55969|0.11231|region:MU_type:isle|display=inline,title}}

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| waterbody = Lake Volta

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| area_km2 = 0.625

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| country = {{flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana

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| country_admin_divisions = Eastern Region

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| population = 600

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Dodi Island is an island in Ghana, located {{convert|5|km|nmi mi|0}} off the shore of Lake Volta.{{cite web | url=http://www.dearghana.com/attractions/dodi-island/ | title=Dodi Island | accessdate=11 July 2013}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=225962 | title=Minister seeks private sector investment for Dodi Island | publisher=ghanaweb.com | accessdate=11 July 2013}}

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.{{cite news |title=VRA votes 2.5m for Dodi Island eco-tourism development |website=Modern Ghana |publisher=Ghanaian Times |date=22 November 2011 |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/362342/vra-votes-25m-for-dodi-island-eco-tourism-development.html |access-date=1 July 2025}}