🌊 Lake Yoa

Chad · Africa · 378 m · 19.06°N, 20.51°E

Lake Yoa is the most famous, and second largest, of the Lakes of Ounianga, a series of Lakes in Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region basin of northeastern Chad. It is located in the Ounianga Kebir about 40 km west of Ounianga Sarir. These lakes are remnants of a much larger lake which occupied this basin during the African Humid period, which lasted from approximately 15,000 to 5,500 years before present. There are currently 15 lakes in the basin with a total surface area of approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) square.

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Quick facts

Country	Chad
Continent / region	Africa
Surface elevation	378 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	19.06°N, 20.51°E · view on map

Lake Yoa sits at 378 m in Chad, in Africa. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in Chad

Lake Chad · Iro Lake · Lake Katam · Lake Fitri · Lake Fianga · Léré Lake.

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