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Bodies of water of South Africa (5 C, 2 P) Bodies of water of South Sudan (2 C) Bodies of water of Sudan (4 C, 3 P) T. Bodies of water of Tanzania (4 C, 2 P)
Bodies of water of Mayotte (1 C, 4 P) A. Aquifers of Africa (3 P) B. ... Pages in category "Bodies of water of Africa" The following 3 pages are in this category, out ...
Bodies of water of Africa by country (59 C) Dams in Africa by country (43 C) ... Water in South Africa (17 C, 4 P) Water in South Sudan (3 C, 1 P)
Communal tap (standpost) for drinking water in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. May 2005. Groundwater plays a key role in sustaining water supplies and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa especially due to its widespread availability, generally high quality, and intrinsic ability to buffer episodes of drought and increasing climate variability.
Lake Assal is the most saline body of water on earth after Don Juan Pond with 34.8% average salt concentration [10] (up to 40% at 20 m (66 ft) depth); higher than the 33.7% level in the Dead Sea. [ 10 ] [ 16 ] The dissolved salts include NaCl, KCl, MgCl 2 , CaCl 2 , CaSO 4 and MgBr 2 , with NaCl dominating in Lake Assal and MgCl 2 in the Dead Sea.
2.1 Africa. 2.2 Americas. 2.3 Asia. 2.4 Europe. 3 Tidal lagoons, marshes, ... Bodies of water of brackish nature are found around the world in a wide variety of ...
When the wetlands around Lake Télé in the Republic of the Congo are included, the area contains the largest body of fresh water in Africa. [8] The two largest areas of open water are the shallow lakes Tumba and Mai Ndombe. Lake Tumba covers about 765 square kilometres (295 sq mi) depending on the season, connected via the Irebu channel with ...
Collectively, they contain 31,000 km 3 (7,400 cu mi) of water, which is more than either Lake Baikal or the North American Great Lakes. This total constitutes about 25% of the planet's unfrozen surface fresh water. The large rift lakes of Africa are the ancient home of great biodiversity, and 10% of the world's fish species live in this region.