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In terms of volume, Lake Victoria is the world's ninth-largest continental lake, containing about 2,424 km 3 (1.965 × 10 9 acre⋅ft) of water. [7] [10] Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in Africa. The lake has an average depth of 40 m (130 ft) and a maximum depth of 80–81 m (262–266 ft).
Floodplains in the Wakhan Corridor Lake Victoria, the Great Pamir, 2 May 1874, watercolour by Thomas Edward Gordon. At its western entrance, near the Afghan town of Ishkashim, the corridor is 18 km (11 mi) wide. The western third of the corridor varies in width (13–30 km (8–19 mi)) and widens to 65 km (40 mi) in the central Wakhan.
Karimabad town is situated on the western bank of the Hunza River, nestled in the northern areas of Pakistan. It is located within a valley at an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level. The town is characterized by its construction on stone-walled and steep-sloping terraces. [1]
The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake. The lake is spread over an area of over 260 square kilometres (100 square miles). [1] The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and Shimshal Lake, which both are at an altitude of over 4,755 metres (15,600 ft). [2] The second-highest lake in Pakistan is the Karambar Lake, which is ...
Serena Hotels is a hospitality company which operates up-scale hotels and resorts in East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia.. As of 2023, Serena comprises a collection of 34 luxury resorts, safari lodges, and hotels, which are located in East Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique) and Central and South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and ...
The population of the Jhelum city is about 188,800 (2012) and it is the 32nd largest city of Pakistan with respect to population. Total area of city is about 22 km 2 (8.5 sq mi). Population density is 261/km. Population growth rate is 1.51 [23] which is very low as compared to other urban areas of Pakistan.
Zorkul ( Dari: زارکول; Pashto: زارکول; Tajik: Зоркӯл, romanized : Zārkul) is a lake in the Pamir Mountains that runs along the border between the Wakhan District in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan and the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region of Tajikistan. It is part of both the Wakhan National Park of Afghanistan and the ...
This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Pakistan, organised geographically by river basin, from west to east. Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source. The longest and the largest river in Pakistan is the Indus River. Around two-thirds of water supplied for irrigation and in homes come from the Indus and its associated rivers.