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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Lake Volta

                Lake Volta is the largest reservoir by surface area in the world, and the fourth largest one by water volume. It is located completely within the country of Ghana, and it has a surface area of about 8,502 km² (3,275 square miles). The main islands within the lake are Dodi, Dwarf and Kporve. Digya National Park lies on part of the lake's west shore. 
                The lake's northmost point is close to the town of Yapei, and its southmost extreme is at the Akosombo Dam, 520 kilometers downstream from Yapei. Akosombo Dam holds back both the White Volta River and the Black Volta River, which formerly converged, where the middle of the reservoir now lies, to form the single Volta River. Because of the formation of Lake Volta in 1965, about 78,000 people were relocated to new towns and villages, along with 200,000 animals belonging to them. 

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