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Lake Nasser (Arabic: بحيرة ناصر Boħeiret Nāṣer, Egyptian Arabic: [boˈħeiɾet ˈnɑːseɾ]) is a large reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan.It was created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. [1]
The following is a list of reservoirs and dams, arranged by continent and country. ... Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser; Aswan Low Dam; Equatorial Guinea
Sedimentation from unchecked erosion in the upper watershed of rivers reduces the lifespan of reservoirs. Environmental costs are imposed on communities living downstream of the dams in Ethiopia. And neighboring countries, in particularly Egypt, see their historical water rights affected and threaten to take action against the dams.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Lake Nasser (2 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Lakes of Sudan"
Wadi Toshka is the large bay in Lake Nasser directly east of the Toshka lakes. The Western Desert of Egypt can be seen west of Lake Nasser. Toshka Lakes (Arabic: بحيرات توشكى, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [boħeˈɾæːt ˈtoʃkæ]) is the name given to recently formed endorheic lakes in the Sahara Desert of Egypt. [2]
A salt water lake between the north and south part of the Suez Canal, includes Greater Bitter Lake and Lesser Bitter Lakes and el-Temmsah Lake (The crocodile lake). In Ismailia Governorate. Borolus Lake or Paralos lake
Map of larger region that the lakes are in, including the so-called Great Rift Valley. View over Lake Turkana. The Rift Valley lakes are a series of lakes in the East African Rift valley that runs through eastern Africa from Ethiopia in the north to Malawi in the south, and includes the African Great Lakes in the south.
Map English short, formal names, and ISO Status Domestic short name(s) and formal name(s) Capital Population Area Currency Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [n 6] Claimed by Morocco as its southernmost provinces Recognized by the African Union and 46 UN members and South Ossetia as the representative government of Western Sahara