Lake Volta (French: Lac Volta), the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates...
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Geography of Ghana (redirect from Volta Basin)
Guinea. Ghana encompasses plains, low hills, rivers, Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake, Dodi Island and Bobowasi Island on the south Atlantic...
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Ghana and empties into Lake Volta in Ghana. The White Volta's main tributaries are the Black Volta and the Red Volta. The White Volta is a major source of...
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was formerly called Upper Volta, after the river. Lake Volta is a reservoir impounded by the Akosombo Dam on the lower Volta River in southern Ghana. It...
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Akosombo Dam (redirect from Volta River Dam)
flooded part of the Volta River Basin and led to the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the largest man-made lake in the world by surface...
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its capital. 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...
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to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta. The source of the Black Volta is in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso, close to Mount...
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Upper Volta (disambiguation) Lake Volta, in Ghana Volta Region, in Ghana Volta River, primarily flowing in Ghana, with its headstreams: White Volta Red...
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administrative regions of Ghana. Eastern region is bordered to the east by the Lake Volta, to the north by Bono East Region and Ashanti region, to the west by Ashanti...
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Cahora Bassa (redirect from Cabora Bassa Lake)
Africa's fourth-largest artificial lake, situated in the Tete Province in Mozambique. In Africa, only Lake Volta in Ghana, Lake Kariba on the Zambezi upstream...
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and Guinean mangroves. The White Volta River and its tributary Black Volta, flow south through Ghana to Lake Volta, the world's third-largest reservoir...
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native language. The Asante people developed the Ashanti Empire, along the Lake Volta and Gulf of Guinea. The empire was founded in 1670, and the capital Kumase...
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Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate. Nyaminyami Kariba Town Kariba Ferries Lake Volta, the largest reservoir by surface area in the world (approximately 180...
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Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (UK: /ˈvɒltə/, US: /ˈvoʊltə/; Italian: [alesˈsandro ˈvɔlta]; 18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian...
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Review of tropical reservoirs and their fisheries: the cases of Lake Nasser, Lake Volta and Indo-Gangetic Basin reservoir (PDF). FAO fisheries and aquaculture...
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The Red Volta or Nazinon (French: Volta rouge) is a waterway located in West Africa. It emerges near Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and has a length of about...
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Climate Geography Districts and Municipalities Settlements Lake Bosumtwi Lake Volta Bobiri Forest Butterfly Sanctuary Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary Kogyae...
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Afram (category Lake Volta)
the Afram is a principal tributary of the Volta River and today is an equally important tributary of Lake Volta. The river runs roughly in a southwesterly...
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Dodi Island (category Volta River Authority)
Lake Volta. 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...
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Reservoir (redirect from Reservoir lake)
International Lake Environment Committee – Volta Lake Archived 6 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Maccallum, Ian. "Smallwood Reservoir". International Lake Environment...
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would appear on the list: Lake Kariba at 26th, Bratsk Reservoir, Lake Volta, Lake Nasser, Manicouagan Reservoir, and Lake Guri. Estuaries and lagoons...
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Volta is the sixth studio album by the Icelandic singer Björk, released on 1 May 2007 by One Little Independent Records. It features contributions from...
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Brong-Ahafo was bordered to the north by the Black Volta river and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti, Eastern and Western...
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damming the outlet of a canyon or valley to form a lake; the largest of this type is Ghana's Lake Volta, with a water surface of 8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi)...
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Climate Geography Districts and Municipalities Settlements Lake Bosumtwi Lake Volta Bobiri Forest Butterfly Sanctuary Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary Kogyae...
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Volta River Angongwi Todzie River Lake Volta Afram River River Asukawkaw Oti River Mo River Atakora River Sene River Daka River Pru River Black Volta...
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Pru East District of the Bono East Region in Ghana. Yeji is adjacent to Lake Volta. Yeji is connected by highway to Ejura and Kwadjokrom. It had a population...
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locks on the outlet of Lake Superior make it possible to artificially control the lake level. Certainly, the great majority of the lake is natural. However...
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Schools Health services Environmental and Resettlement activities Volta Hotel Volta Lake Transport Company (VLTC) Kpong Farms Northern Electricity Distribution...
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Oti River (category Lake Volta)
the south. The mouth of the Oti was formerly on the Volta River, but it now flows into Lake Volta reservoir in Ghana. The river crosses the northern part...
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