Lake Monoun

Lake Monoun is a crater lake in West Province, Cameroon, that lies in the Oku Volcanic Field. On 15 August 1984, a limnic eruption occurred at the lake, which resulted in the release of a large amount of carbon dioxide that killed 37 people.
Wikipedia
  • Body of water
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,080 metres (3,543 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lac Monoun”
  • Description: lake in West Province, Cameroon

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kouoptamo and Foumbot.
is a town and commune in . is situated 9 km north of Lake Monoun.
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is a town and commune in . is situated 10 km southeast of Lake Monoun.

Lake Monoun

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Latitude
5.57908° or 5° 34′ 45″ north
Longitude
10.58433° or 10° 35′ 4″ east
Open location code
6FQGHHHM+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32125092
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
2226019
Wiki­data ID
Q1891077

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Monoun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة مونون”
  • Burmese: “မိုနွန်းကန်”
  • Catalan: “llac Monoun”
  • Cebuano: “Monoun”
  • Central Bikol: “Danaw Monoun”
  • Chinese: “莫瑙恩湖”
  • Croatian: “Monoun (jezero)”
  • Croatian: “Monoun”
  • Danish: “Lake Monoun”
  • Danish: “Monounsøen”
  • Dutch: “Lake Monoun”
  • Esperanto: “Monoun”
  • French: “lac Monoun”
  • French: “Lac monoun”
  • French: “Lac Monoun”
  • French: “Monoun”
  • German: “Lac Monoun”
  • German: “Manoun-See”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Monoun”
  • Hebrew: “אגם מונון”
  • Hungarian: “Monoun-tó”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Monoun”
  • Italian: “lago Monoun”
  • Italian: “Lago Monoun”
  • Japanese: “マヌーン湖”
  • Japanese: “モヌン湖”
  • Latvian: “Lac Monoun”
  • Latvian: “Lake Monoun”
  • Latvian: “Monoun”
  • Latvian: “Monūna ezers”
  • Latvian: “Monūnas ezers”
  • Latvian: “Monūns”
  • Persian: “دریاچه مونون”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Monoun”
  • Russian: “Манун”
  • Russian: “Монун”
  • Spanish: “Lago Monoun”
  • Swedish: “Monoun”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Monoun”

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