Mape lake
| Mape lake | ||
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| Geographical location | in the south of Sierra Leone | |
| Tributaries | none | |
| Drain | none | |
| Location close to the shore | Pujehun | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 7 ° 8 '54 " N , 11 ° 47' 52" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 20 m | |
| surface | 27.5-85 km² | |
| length | 17 km | |
| width | 5 km | |
| Maximum depth | 20 m | |
| Middle deep | 10 m | |
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particularities |
larger lake of Sierra Leones |
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The Mape-See ( English Lake Mape or Mape Lake ) is a lake or lagoon in the Southern Province in the West African Sierra Leone . With an area of 27.5 square kilometers, it is the largest lake in the country . According to other sources, it is around 50 km² at low tide and up to 85 km² at high tide. The lake is a maximum of 17 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide.
Mape is about 14.5 kilometers long and up to 2.5 kilometers wide. The lake is only about 1.2 kilometers from the coast to the Atlantic . Almost six kilometers to the northeast, Lake Mabesi, is the country's second largest lake. Both lakes are filled with brackish water.
The lake is proposed as a national park .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Statistical Digest 2007-2013 Edition. Statistics Sierra Leone, October 2014, p. 1. ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Biological observations on freshwater systems adjacent to the coast of Sierra Leone. Belgium 1990, Kluwer Publishers, p. 71.
- ↑ Country Reviews - Sierra Leone. FAO. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ↑ Official Record for Lake Mape / Mabesi in Sierra Leone. Protected Planet. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
