[:ja]ESAの地球観測衛星Sentinel-2が撮影したナイジェリアのカインジ湖です。
カインジ湖は、ナイジェリア西部、ニジェール川をせき止めて造られた水力発電用の人造湖で、1968年にカインジダム建造によって誕生しました。ナイジェリア最大の野生動物保護区であり、野生動物保護区には、カバ、ハイエナ、イボイノシシなど多様な野生動物がいます。ゾウの群れは、近傍にナイジェリア空軍の訓練用滑走路が設けられて以降、騒音を避けて他所へ移り、現れることが少なくなったといわれています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Kainji Lake (ESA)
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.1691: Kainji Lake🇳🇬
ESA’s Sentinel-2 satellite captured Kainji Lake, Nigeria.
Kainji Lake, in North Central Nigeria, is a reservoir on the Niger River, formed by the Kainji Dam. It was formed in 1968 and is a part of Niger State and Kebbi State. Kainji Lake National Park (KNLP), located around the lake, is Nigeria’s oldest National Park, established in 1976. Together with a smaller dam for a minor stream, the lake is 10km long and 65m high in the middle. It has a capacity of 12 turbines producing a total of 960 MW, but only 8 were installed, producing 760 MW. Although the area around the park has a relatively low population density, numerous human activities adversely affect the park. These include deforestation, uncontrolled burning and illegal grazing and are particularly prevalent in the Zugurma sector. Wild mammals occur at relatively low densities due to illegal hunting. (Credit: ESA)
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Kainji Lake (ESA)
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