Draft:Lake Megachad

Lake Mega Chad
	Area - 150,000 square miles (400,000 square kilometers)
	depth - 590 feet (180 meters)
	coordinates 14.00°N 14.50°E

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Lake Mega Chad was a late Holocene palaeoenvironmental freshwater lake, actually the largest freshwater lake in Africa with a size of 150,000 square miles (400,000 square kilometers) which dried up around 1,000 or so years ago.^[1] It is the ancestor of lake chad. It was about 600 feet (150 meters) at its maximum depth.^[2]

History of Lake Mega Chad

Lake Mega Chad existed in the late Holocene 7,000 years ago (the date can be debatable). People used the lake as well. A boat, the oldest boat discovered in Africa (the Dufuna Canoe) , was found at lake Mega Chad. It dried up due to Milankovitch Cycles, the angle of Earth's axis, shape of Earth's orbit, etc around 1,000 years ago.^[3]

References

^ Yirka, Bob (June 30, 2015). "Study shows Lake Mega-Chad dried up far more quickly than thought". Phys.org. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
^ "Chad Basin | Niger River, Lake Chad, Sahel | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
^ "The Secrets of Lake Mega-Chad". Countere Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

[1] Yirka, Bob (June 30, 2015). "Study shows Lake Mega-Chad dried up far more quickly than thought". Phys.org. Retrieved October 5, 2024.

[2] "Chad Basin | Niger River, Lake Chad, Sahel | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

[3] "The Secrets of Lake Mega-Chad". Countere Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

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