Lake Chad

Cameroon / Nord Extreme / Makari /
Lake Chad is a unique reservoir of decent size in the Sahara, but for last 40 years it has considerably reduced in size, owing to turns of droughts and a heavy use of lake for irrigation of the neighboring lands. Green areas specify its former size.

Hippopotamus, crocodiles are found in lake; the fauna of water and marsh birds is widely presented. Fishes catches in a year have totaled 100 thousand tons (end of 20th century).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Chad
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Coordinates:   13°1'11"N   14°27'7"E

Comments

  • It's so sad how fast it has shrunk in such a short time :(
  • Oops, I mean how MUCH it has shrunk, in just a few decades...
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