Lake Albert (Africa)
| Lake Albert | |
|---|---|
_(NASA).jpg) 2002 NASA MODIS satellite picture. The dotted grey line is the border between Congo (DRC) (left) and Uganda (right). | |
  Lake Albert Location within Uganda  Lake Albert Location within Democratic Republic of the Congo  Lake Albert Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates | 1°41′N 30°55′E / 1.683°N 30.917°E |
| Victoria Nile Semliki River | |
| Albert Nile | |
| 416,661 km2 (160,874 sq mi) | |
| Basin countries | DR Congo and Uganda |
| Max. length | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Max. width | 30 km (19 mi) |
Surface area | 5,590 km2 (2,160 sq mi)[1] |
Average depth | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Max. depth | 51 m (167 ft) |
Water volume | 133 km3 (32 cu mi)[2] |
Shore length1 | 782 km (486 mi) |
Surface elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
| Settlements | Ntoroko, Kaiso, Butiaba, Wanseko, Panyimur, Mahagi Port, Buliisa and Kasenyi Port |
| References | [2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Albert, originally known as Lake Mwitanzige by the Banyoro, Nam Ovoyo Bonyo by the Alur, and temporarily as Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, is a lake located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is Africa's sixth-largest lake and the second biggest of Uganda's Great Lakes.
Geography
[edit]Lake Albert is located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the northernmost of the chain of lakes in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift.
It is about 160 kilometres (99 mi) long and 30 kilometres (19 mi) across at its widest, with a maximum depth of 51 metres (167 ft), and a surface elevation of 619 metres (2,031 ft) above sea level.
Lake Albert is part of the complicated system of the upper Nile. Its main sources are the White Nile, ultimately coming from Lake Victoria to the southeast, and the Semliki River, which issues from