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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:basinCountry
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gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
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gptkbp:basinSize
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gptkb:Lake_Chad_Basin
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gptkbp:catchmentArea
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2,434,000 km²
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gptkbp:climate
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semi-arid
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gptkbp:coordinates
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13°00′N 14°00′E
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gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans
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1823
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gptkbp:elevation
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279 m
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gptkbp:fauna
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gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:fish
gptkb:lion
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gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans
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gptkb:Heinrich_Barth
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gptkbp:flora
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gptkb:newspaper
reeds
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lake Chad
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gptkbp:importantFor
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major water source for millions
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gptkbp:inflow
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gptkb:Logone_River
gptkb:Chari_River
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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11 m
1.5 m
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Chad
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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significant shrinkage since 1960s
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gptkbp:numberOfIssues
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shrinking
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gptkbp:outflow
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Bodélé Depression (seasonal, no permanent outflow)
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Lake_Chad_Basin
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Lake_Chad_Basin_Commission
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Sahel
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gptkbp:surface
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varies (historically up to 25,000 km², now much less)
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gptkbp:threats
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gptkb:dam
climate change
overuse
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gptkbp:type
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shallow, endorheic lake
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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Yes
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gptkbp:usedFor
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drinking water
fishing
irrigation
livestock watering
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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