Bodies of Water
Lake Chad
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Lake Chad is a shallow endorheic freshwater lake at the junction of Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon in west-central Africa, and the country of Chad takes its name from it. The lake shrank drastically from about 25,000 square kilometers in 1960 to roughly 2,000 square kilometers by 1980, and its open water area has stabilized at a similarly reduced extent since, though it remains threatened by continued climate pressure.
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Area (sq km)Current surface area; the lake shrank from about 25,000 sq km in 1960 to about 2,000 sq km by 1980 and has held near that reduced extent since. Maximum Depth (m) Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
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Lake Chad is an endorheic freshwater lake located at the junction of four countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, in western and central Africa respectively.
1. Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
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2,000 km2 (770 sq mi)
1. Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
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2 m (6 ft 7 in)
1. Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
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13.099N 14.533E
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