Otjikoto Lake

Otjikoto Lake is the smaller of only two permanent natural lakes in . It is a sinkhole lake that was created by a collapsing karst cave. It is located 20 kilometres north-west of and only 100 meters from the main road B1.
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Otjikoto Lake

Latitude
-19.19483° or 19° 11′ 41″ south
Longitude
17.5497° or 17° 32′ 59″ east
Elevation
1,186 metres (3,891 feet)
Open location code
5FGVRG4X+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83481432
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
3353881
Wiki­data ID
Q607602
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Satellite Map

Discover Otjikoto Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Otjikoto Lake” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Otjikotomeer”
  • Chinese: “奧奇科托湖”
  • Dutch: “Lake Oshikoto”
  • Dutch: “Otjikotomeer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره اوتچيكوتو”
  • French: “lac Otjikoto”
  • French: “Lac Otjikoto”
  • Georgian: “ოტჯიკოტო”
  • German: “Otjikotosee”
  • Lithuanian: “Otdžikoto ežeras”
  • Polish: “Otjikoto”
  • Spanish: “Lago Otjikoto”
  • Swedish: “Otjikotosjön”

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