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Lake Tengrela

Coordinates: 10°38′23″N 4°48′31″W / 10.639689°N 4.808578°W / 10.639689; -4.808578
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Lake Tengrela
Location of Lake Tengrela in Burkina Faso.
Location of Lake Tengrela in Burkina Faso.
Lake Tengrela
Coordinates10°38′23″N 4°48′31″W / 10.639689°N 4.808578°W / 10.639689; -4.808578
Basin countriesBurkina Faso
Max. length2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Official nameLac de Tingrela
Designated7 October 2009
Reference no.1881[1]

Lake Tengrela is a small lake near Banfora in Burkina Faso. It is known for its hippopotamuses. Locals believe that these hippopotamuses do not attack humans because they are sacred hippopotamuses. Crocodiles are almost never seen in this lake. It is 2 km long and 1.5 km wide.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lac de Tingrela". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Mepham, Robert; R. H. Hughes; J. S. Hughes (1992). A directory of African wetlands. IUCN. p. 316. ISBN 2-88032-949-3.