Lake Nokoué

Lake Nokoué is a lake in the southern part of . It is 20 km wide and 11 km long and covers an area of 4,900 ha. The lake is partly fed by the Ouémé River and the Sô River, both of which deposit sediments from throughout the region in the lake.
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  • Lagoon
  • Description: lake in Benin
  • Also known as
    “Denham Waters”
    “Lac Nokoue”
    “Lagune Nokoué”
    “Nokue”
    “Nokwe Lake”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vekky and Ganvie.
Town
is a town and arrondissement in the of southern .
6 km northwest of Lake Nokoué
is a lake village in , Africa, lying in Lake Nokoué, near .
is the largest city in and the country's primary port of entry for visitors.
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Latitude
6.43994° or 6° 26′ 24″ north
Longitude
2.44712° or 2° 26′ 50″ east
Open location code
6FR4CCQW+XR
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Lake Nokoué” goes by many names.
بحيرة نوكويArabic
НукуеBelarusian
НукуеBulgarian
နိုကုကန်Burmese
Lac NokouéCebuano
諾奎湖Chinese
НукуеChuvash
NokouésøenDanish
Lake NokouéDutch
NokouémeerDutch
NokouéFinnish
Nokoué-järviFinnish
Tɔsisa Nokoué tɔnFon
ნოკუეGeorgian
Tafkin NokouéHausa
אגם נוקואהHebrew
Ọdọ Mmiri NokouéIgbo
Danau NokouéIndonesian
Lago NokouéItalian
ノクエ湖Japanese
Nakujės ežerasLithuanian
Nokujės ežerasLithuanian
Nokoue SiaNorthern Frisian
NokouésjøenNorwegian
NokouéNorwegian Bokmål
NokouésjøenNorwegian Bokmål
دریاچهٔ نوکوئهPersian
NokouéPolish
НокуэRussian
НукуеRussian
Lac NokouéSwedish
Nokoué GölüTurkish
НокуеUkrainian
НукуеUkrainian
lago NokouéVenetian
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