🌊 Lake Nyos

Cameroon · Africa · 1,091 m · 6.44°N, 10.30°E

Lake Nyos is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about 315 km (196 mi) northwest of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive volcano in the Oku volcanic plain along the Cameroon line of volcanic activity. A volcanic dam impounds the lake waters.

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Quick facts

Country	Cameroon
Continent / region	Africa
Surface elevation	1,091 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	6.44°N, 10.30°E · view on map

Lake Nyos sits at 1,091 m in Cameroon, in Africa. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in Cameroon

Lake Ejagham · Lake Oku · Lake Tissongo · Lake Ossa.

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