Lake Langano

Lake Langano
Location of Lake Langano in Ethiopia.
Location of Lake Langano in Ethiopia.
Lake Langano
Coordinates7°36′N 38°43′E / 7.600°N 38.717°E / 7.600; 38.717
Basin countriesEthiopia
Max. length18 km (11 mi)
Max. width16 km (9.9 mi)
Surface area230 km2 (89 sq mi)
Max. depth46 m (151 ft)
Surface elevation1,585 m (5,200 ft)

Lake Langano (Oromo: Hora Langaanoo, Amharic: ላንጋኖ ሐይቅ) is a lake in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, exactly 200 kilometers by road south of the capital, Addis Ababa, on the border between the East Shewa Zone and Arsi Zones.[1] It is located to the east of Lake Abijatta in the Main Ethiopian Rift at an elevation of 1,585 meters.

  1. ^ Neumann, "From the Somali Coast through Southern Ethiopia to the Sudan", Geographical Journal, 20 (October 1902), pp. 373–398

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