Lake of Hippopotamuses

The Mare aux Hippopotames is a lake and national park in , created in 1937 and designated in 1977 as the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the nation.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: Biosphere reserve and national park in Burkina Faso
  • Also known as: “Mare aux Hippopotames”

Lake of Hippopotamuses

Latitude
11.56174° or 11° 33′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.16215° or 4° 9′ 44″ west
Elevation
282 metres (925 feet)
Open location code
7C3QHR6Q+M4
Geo­Names ID
2360085
Wiki­data ID
Q1778136
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swahili—“Lake of Hippopotamuses” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ရေမြင်းကန်”
  • Dutch: “Mare aux Hippopotames”
  • French: “Mare aux Hippopotames de Bala”
  • French: “mare aux Hippopotames”
  • French: “Mare aux Hippopotames”
  • German: “Mare aux Hippopotames”
  • Hausa: “Mare aux Hippopotames”
  • Hungarian: “Mare aux Hippopotames”
  • Italian: “Mare aux Hippopotames”
  • Japanese: “カバの湖”
  • Lithuanian: “Mar oz Hipopotamo nacionalinis parkas”
  • Persian: “برکه اسب آبی”
  • Polish: “Mare aux Hippopotames”
  • Russian: “Мар-оз-Иппопотам”
  • Spanish: “Mare aux Hippopotames”
  • Swahili: “Mare aux Hippopotames”

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