Lake Guinas

Lake Guinas is the larger of only two permanent natural lakes in . It is a sinkhole lake, created by a collapsing karst cave, located thirty-eight kilometres west of , near the D3043 road.
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Lake Guinas

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Latitude
-19.2329° or 19° 13′ 58″ south
Longitude
17.3526° or 17° 21′ 9″ east
Open location code
5FGVQ983+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 197840545
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q491209

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Lake Guinas” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Guinasmeer”
  • Chinese: “吉納斯湖”
  • Dutch: “Guinasmeer”
  • Dutch: “Lake Guinas”
  • French: “lac Guinas”
  • French: “Lac Guinas”
  • Fulah: “Laku Guinas”
  • Georgian: “გინასი”
  • German: “Guinassee”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Guinas”
  • Spanish: “Lago Guinas”
  • Swedish: “Guinassjön”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Guinas”

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