Lake Bosomtwe

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Lake Bosomtwe is a circular meteorite-impact crater lake in Ghana renowned for its scenic beauty, cultural significance to the Ashanti people, and popularity as an eco-tourism and recreational destination.

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Lake Bosomtwe canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf impact crater lake ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
basinCountry Ghana ⓘ
climateZone tropical ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalRegion Ashanti ⓘ
diameter approximately 8 kilometres ⓘ
drainageType endorheic ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 100 metres ⓘ
formedIn Pleistocene ⓘ
geologicalAge approximately 1.07 million years ⓘ
hasLanguageCommunity Akan speakers ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Abono ⓘ
Anyinatiase ⓘ
Kokofu ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity birdwatching ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hasScientificInterestIn impact cratering ⓘ
limnology ⓘ
paleoclimate studies ⓘ
impactStructureDiameter approximately 10.5 kilometres ⓘ
isTouristDestinationFor domestic tourists ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
knownFor cultural significance ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ
recreational activities ⓘ
scenic beauty ⓘ
locatedIn Ashanti Region ⓘ
locatedNear Kumasi ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 80 metres ⓘ
origin meteorite impact ⓘ
outflow none ⓘ
partOf Bosumtwi impact structure ⓘ
protectedStatus natural monument ⓘ
religiousSignificanceFor Ashanti traditional religion ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
significantFor Ashanti people ⓘ
surfaceArea approximately 49 square kilometres ⓘ
tourismType eco-tourism ⓘ
usedFor boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
research ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

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