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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]
Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique) Malawi/ Mozambique/ Tanzania: Lake Mweru Democratic Republic of the Congo/ Zambia: Lake Nasser (Arabic: بحيرة ناصر Boħēret Nāṣer; Sudanese: Lake Nubia) Egypt/ Sudan: Lake Rweru Burundi/ Rwanda: Lake Sélingué (artificial lake) Mali/ Guinea: Lake Tanganyika
The large rift lakes of Africa are the ancient home of great biodiversity, and 10% of the world's fish species live in this region. Countries in the area which are bounded by the lakes of the Great Lakes region include Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda. [2]
The following is a list of reservoirs and dams, ... Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser; Aswan Low Dam; Equatorial Guinea ... List of hydropower stations in Africa; List of lakes
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.
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"
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