Lake Volta
Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world by surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity.
NASA, Public domain.- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 85 metres (279 feet)
- …is also known as “Volta Lake”
- Description: world’s largest man-made reservoir by surface area, located in Ghana
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
7.40057° or 7° 24′ 2″ north
Longitude
0.19472° or 0° 11′ 41″ east
Open location code
6FV2C52V+6V
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Welsh—“Lake Volta” goes by many names.
FirawAkan
بحيرة فولتاArabic
ԱկոսոմբոArmenian
ՎոլտաArmenian
Volta aintziraBasque
Volta lakuaBasque
ВольтаBelarusian
ভোল্টা হ্রদBengali
ВолтаBulgarian
Llac VoltaCatalan
Lake VoltaCebuano
伏爾塔水庫Chinese
沃尔特水库Chinese
沃爾特水庫Chinese
Jezero VoltaCroatian
VoltaCroatian
VoltaCzech
Lake VoltaDagbani
Lake VoltaDanish
VoltasøenDanish
VoltameerDutch
VoltaoEsperanto
Volta järvEstonian
Volta veehoidlaEstonian
Volta TaEwe
VoltaFinnish
Volta-järviFinnish
ვოლტაGeorgian
ვოლტის წყალსაცავიGeorgian
Lake VoltaGhanaian Pidgin English
Volta LakeGhanaian Pidgin English
Tafkin VoltaHausa
אגם וולטהHebrew
वोल्टा झीलHindi
Volta-tóHungarian
Danau VoltaIndonesian
lago VoltaItalian
VoltaItalian
ヴォルタ湖Japanese
ボルタ湖Japanese
볼타호Korean
Voltas ezersLatvian
Voltos ežerasLithuanian
Voltos tvenkinysLithuanian
ВолтаMacedonian
VoltaMalagasy
Volta (farihy)Malagasy
വോൾട്ട തടാകംMalayalam
Lag VoltaMaltese
Volta StausiaNorthern Frisian
VoltasjøenNorwegian
Lake VoltaNorwegian Bokmål
VoltasjøenNorwegian Bokmål
دریاچه ولتاPersian
Jezioro WoltaPolish
WoltaPolish
Zbiornik WoltaPolish
Lacul de acumulare VoltaRomanian
АкосомбоRussian
ВольтаRussian
VoltaSerbian
ВолтаSerbian
VoltaSerbo-Croatian
jezero VoltaSlovenian
VoltaSlovenian
VoltaSwahili
Lake VoltaSwedish
VoltasjönSwedish
Lake VoltaTagalog
Lawa ng VoltaTagalog
Volta LakeTagalog
வோல்டா ஏரிTamil
ทะเลสาบวอลต้าThai
Lekadiba la VoltaTswana
Volta GölüTurkish
ВольтаUkrainian
Hồ VoltaVietnamese
VoltaVietnamese
Llyn VoltaWelsh
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