Local Name(s) | Lac Kivu 1 |
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Alternate Name(s) | |
Continent | Africa 1 |
Country (State, Province, or Territory) | Rwanda Congo (DR) |
Latitude | -1.977147 ° 1 |
Longitude | 29.196167 ° 1 |
Elevation (m) | 1,460 1 |
Surface Area (km2) | 2,220 1 |
Watershed Area (km2) | |
Volume (km3) | 333 [sic] 1 |
Mean Depth (m) | 240 1 |
Maximum Depth (m) | 480 1 |
Fresh/Salt | Fresh 1 |
Geologic Origin | Tectonic (graben) 1 Volcanic (damming) 1 |
Trophic Status | Oligotrophic 19 |
Climate | Tropical: Savannah 3 |
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