Bosumtwi crater lake, only natural lake in Ghana

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 26 February 2018 at 18:17:08 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 21 May 2018 at 18:17:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 January 2020 at 10:24:21 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Lake, impact crater, rainforest, Ghana
Fig. 1 - S1 (21.05.2018) - Lake Bosumtwi is the only natural lake in Ghana, it is located amid dense rainforest in an ancient impact crater.
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Lake Bosumtwi is about 49km² and 380m deep (750m with the sediments), its home crater is over 10 km in diameter.
Fig. 2 - S2 (02.01.2020) - It is located next to Kumasi aka "The Garden City", the second largest city in Ghana after the capital Accra.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (26.02.2018) - It is threatened by overfishing (leading to steadily decreasing catches), increasing deforestation & ensuing erosion.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (02.01.2020) - Many villages have been submerged several times, forcing relocation.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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