Kivu is a lake in Central Africa , on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the East African Rift Valley , one of the Great African Lakes . Lake Kivu has a flow through the Ruzizi River , which flows southward and flows into Lake Tanganyika .
| Lake | |
| Kivu | |
|---|---|
| English Lake Kivu , fr. Lac Kivu , Rwanda Ikiyaga cya Kivu | |
 lake near Bukavu | |
| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 1460 m |
| Dimensions | 89 × 48 km |
| Area | 2700 km² |
| Volume | 500 km³ |
| Deepest | 480 m |
| Average depth | 240 m |
| Swimming pool | |
| Pool area | 7000 km² |
| Flowing river | Ruzizi |
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Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 fauna
- 3 Danger
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Geography
The surface area of the lake is approximately 2700 km², the water edge is at around 1,460 meters above sea level . The lake basin is located in the rift valley, which is gradually expanding, causing volcanic activity in the region and deepening the lake, the maximum depth of which is 480 meters ( 16th place in depth in the world). The lake is surrounded by mountains.
On the lake is one of the largest freshwater islands in the world - Ijvi ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ).
In 1948, there was an eruption of the volcano Kituro located near the lake. The lake boiled, and the fish that inhabited it boiled. Local residents gladly ate boiled fish, taking it out of the lake [1] .
Fauna
There are barbs in the lake.
Danger
It differs from the rest of the lakes by the presence of layers of carbon dioxide and 55 billion cubic meters of methane at the bottom. This is very dangerous, as the slightest earthquake or volcanic activity can lead to an explosion. Therefore, two million people from nearby territories are in constant fear of dying from a methane explosion or from asphyxiation with carbon dioxide [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Kivu Lake - gas bomb (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 16, 2011. Archived on February 28, 2012.
- ↑ Dangerous Lakes
Literature
- Encyclopedic Geographic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ch. Ed. A. F. Treshnikov ; Ed. col .: E. B. Alaev, P. M. Alampiev, A. G. Voronov and others. - M .: Sov. Encyclopedia, 1983.- S. 208.- 538 p. - 100,000 copies.