Lake Nyos
Lake in Cameroon
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Lake Nyos is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about 315 km northwest of Yaoundé, the capital. Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive volcano in the Oku volcanic plain along the Cameroon line of volcanic... Wikipedia
Area: 390 acres
Surface elevation: 3,579′
Length: 1.243 mi
Release: 21 August 1986
Coordinates: 06°26′17″N 010°17′56″E / 6.43806°N 10.29889°E
Location: Northwest Region, Cameroon