Lake Basaka
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Lake Basaka is a lake in the Oromia Region
of south-central Ethiopia
. It is located in the Great Rift Valley
at an elevation of 1,900 meters.
According to a recent survey, Basaka has a surface area of 30 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 7 meters.
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
of south-central Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. It is located in the Great Rift Valley
Great Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by British explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trench, approximately in length, that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique in South East Africa...
at an elevation of 1,900 meters.
According to a recent survey, Basaka has a surface area of 30 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 7 meters.