Lake Upemba
Lake Upemba is a lake in Bukama, Haut-Lomami Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This shallow, swampy lake, fed by the Lualaba River which is the source of the Congo River, lies largely within the Upemba National Park, a protected area renowned for its exceptional biodiversity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Lake Upemba
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bukama, Haut-Lomami, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Upemba from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Burmese to Welsh—“Lake Upemba” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “အုပမ်းဘကန်”
- Catalan: “Upemba”
- Cebuano: “Lac Upemba”
- Chinese: “乌朋巴湖”
- Chinese: “烏朋巴湖”
- Dutch: “Upembameer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره اپيمبا”
- French: “lac Upemba”
- French: “Lac Upemba”
- German: “Upembasee”
- Hebrew: “אגם אופמבה”
- Hungarian: “Upemba-tó”
- Indonesian: “Danau Upemba”
- Japanese: “ウペンバ湖”
- Kongo: “Dizanga ya Upemba”
- Lingala: “Laki Upemba”
- Lithuanian: “Upemba”
- Polish: “Jezioro Upemba”
- Polish: “Upemba”
- Russian: “Упемба”
- Spanish: “Lago Upemba”
- Swahili: “Ziwa Upemba”
- Swedish: “Lac Upemba”
- Swedish: “Upembasjön”
- Ukrainian: “Упемба”
- Welsh: “Llyn Upemba”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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