🌊 Lake Katam

Chad · Africa · 377 m · 19.02°N, 20.51°E

Lake Katam is a lake in the Ounianga Kebir group, a lake system in the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region in the north-east basin of Chad. These lakes are notable for their running in the north–south headlands, by the Trade wind are formed. They are the remnant of a much larger lake that filled the basin during the so-called green Sahara-time, which lasted from about BC 10000–1500.

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Quick facts

Country	Chad
Continent / region	Africa
Surface elevation	377 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	19.02°N, 20.51°E · view on map

Lake Katam sits at 377 m in Chad, in Africa. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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