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The construction of the Akosombo Dam resulted in the flooding of part of the Volta River Basin and its upstream fields, and in the creation of Lake Volta which covers 3.6% of Ghana's total land area. [2] Lake Volta was formed between 1962 and 1966 and necessitated the relocation of about 80,000 people, who represented 1% of the population. [14]
Lake Volta (French: Lac Volta), the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi). [ 1 ]
The shapefile format is a geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. It is developed and regulated by Esri as a mostly open specification for data interoperability among Esri and other GIS software products . [ 1 ]
The Volta River has been dammed at Akosombo for generating hydroelectricity. The reservoir named Lake Volta stretches from Akosombo Dam in the south to the northern part of the country, and is the largest man-made reservoir by area in the world. [4] The country of Burkina Faso was formerly called Upper Volta, after the river. Ada, Volta River
The Afram River is a 100-kilometre (62 mi) river in Ghana.Prior to the construction of the Akosombo Dam in the 1960s, the Afram is a principal tributary of the Volta River and today is an equally important tributary of Lake Volta.
QGIS supports shapefiles, personal geodatabases, dxf, MapInfo, PostGIS, and other industry-standard formats. [5] Web services, including Web Map Service and Web Feature Service, are also supported to allow use of data from external sources. [6] QGIS integrates with other open-source GIS packages, including PostGIS, GRASS GIS, SAGA GIS, and ...
Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta . Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-ethnic [ 6 ] and multilingual, including groups such as the Ewe , the Guan , and the Akan ...
Lake Volta — a huge reservoir on the lower Volta River in Ghana, impounded by the Akosombo Dam; Pages in category "Lake Volta" The following 6 pages are in this ...