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Lake Volta

Lake Volta

5.4
A large man-made lake in southeastern Ghana created by the Akosombo Dam
  • proper noun
translation icon : Lago Volta
  • The construction of the Akosombo Dam led to the creation of Lake Volta in the 1960s.

Examples

  • Fishing is an important industry for communities located along the shores of Lake Volta.

  • Many tourists visit Lake Volta to enjoy boat rides and explore the scenic beauty of the region.

  • Have you ever visited Lake Volta?

  • Fishing is popular at Lake Volta.

  • Many tourists visit Lake Volta to enjoy boat rides and explore the scenic beauty of the region.

  • Fishing is an important industry for communities located along the shores of Lake Volta.

  • The construction of the Akosombo Dam led to the creation of Lake Volta in the 1960s.

Surface Forms

Lake Volta main

Morphology

lake + Volta

The name is a straightforward toponym built from 'lake' (a body of water) and the proper name 'Volta', so a learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it denotes a lake associated with the Volta River. This follows common cross-linguistic naming patterns for geographic features and carries no idiomatic or metaphorical meaning.

Etymology

The name Lake Volta comes from a very large lake made when people built the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River in Ghana in the 1960s. The lake is a huge 'man-made' body of water formed from the river, so the place is called Lake Volta today.