Zengena Lake
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Zengena Lake is a crater lake
located at 10°54′50"N 36°58′00"E in Awi Zone
of Amhara Region
in Ethiopia
. The lake is situated between the towns Injibara
and Kessa only 200 m from the Addis Ababa
- Bahir Dar
Highway with an elevation of 2500 m. The diameter of the lake is roughly 1 km.
Crater lake
A crater lake is a lake that forms in a volcanic crater or caldera, such as a maar; less commonly and with lower association to the term a lake may form in an impact crater caused by a meteorite. Sometimes lakes which form inside calderas are called caldera lakes, but often this distinction is not...
located at 10°54′50"N 36°58′00"E in Awi Zone
Agew Awi Zone
Agew Awi is one of 10 Zones in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Agew Awi is named for the Awi sub-group of the Agaw people, some of whom live in this Zone. Agew Awi is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by Benishangul-Gumuz Region, on the north-west by Semien Gondar Zone and on...
of Amhara Region
Amhara Region
Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar....
in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. The lake is situated between the towns Injibara
Injibara
Injibara is a town in Ethiopia. It is the administrative center of the Agew Awi Zone in the Amhara Region. Injibara is located at , in Banja Woreda at an elevation of 2560 meters above sea level....
and Kessa only 200 m from the Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
- Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar is a city in north western Ethiopia. It is the capital of the Amhara Region .Administratively, Bahir Dar is considered a Special Zone, placing it midway between Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa which are organized as chartered cities , and cities like Debre Marqos and Dessie, which are...
Highway with an elevation of 2500 m. The diameter of the lake is roughly 1 km.