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Lake Albert
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lake in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lake Albert is a large freshwater lake located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in East-Central Africa. It is an important natural resource for the region, supporting fishing communities and serving as a vital water source for the surrounding areas.
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- Instance of
- lake
- Part of
- African Great Lakes
- Named after
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Area
- 5270
- Elevation
- 619
- Image
- Albertsee-Albertnil.jpg
- Width
- 30
- Length
- 160
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- Commons category
- Lake Albert (Uganda)
- topic's main category
- Category:Lake Albert (Africa)
- inflows
- Semliki River
- outflows
- White Nile
- basin country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- vertical depth
- 58
- drainage basin
- Nile basin
- volume as quantity
- 132000
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- native label
- Lake Albert
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Encyclopedic overview
Lake Albert, originally known as Lake Mwitanzige by the Banyoro, Nam Ovoyo Bonyo by the Alur, and temporarily as Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, is a lake located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is Africa's sixth-largest lake and the second biggest of Uganda's Great Lakes.
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