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Akosombo Port
The Akosombo Port is a port on Lake Volta. It is located near the Akosombo Dam at Akosombo. See also *Boankra Inland Port *Takoradi Harbour *Tema Harbour Tema Harbour is a harbour located in Tema in the southeastern part of Ghana, along the Gulf of Guinea.Ports and harbours of Ghana {{Water-transport-stub ...
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Akosombo Port Signage
Akosombo is a small town in the south of the Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, Ghana with notable street names of some African Countries in the sub-region like Ghana, Congo, Namibia, Lagos-town, Freetown etc. It is preoccupied by people of diverse ethnic background like the Akans, Ewe, Krobo and other ethics. Akosombo is north of the Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku, which is a 3 to 5 min drive away. Akosombo Dam The Ghana town of Akosombo is the site of the Akosombo Dam. Close to Akosombo is the Asuogyaman district capital Atimpoku. It's a 4-minute drive from Akosombo to Atimpoku. Gallery File:Akosombo fire station.jpg, A fire truck parked at the Akosombo Fire Service Station File:A sign at Volta Hotel.jpg, Volta Hotel signpost File:Akosombo Township.jpg, Part of the Akosombo township Akosombo Railway Station An Akosombo Railway Station (Akosombo Rail transport) is prepared for construction Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form obje ...
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Lake Volta
Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of . It extends from Akosombo in the south to the northern part of the country. Geography Lake Volta lies along the Prime meridian, and just six degrees of latitude north of the Equator. The lake's northernmost point is close to the town of Yapei, and its southernmost extreme is at the Akosombo Dam, downstream from Yapei. Akosombo Dam holds back both the White Volta River and the Black Volta River, which formerly converged where the middle of the reservoir now lies, to form the single Volta River. The present Volta River flows from the outlets of the dam's powerhouse and spillways to the Atlantic Ocean in southern Ghana. The main islands within the lake are Dodi, Dwarf, and Kporve. Digya National Park lies on part of the lake's weste ...
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Akosombo Dam
The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin and led to the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the largest man-made lake in the world by surface area. It covers , which is 3.6% of Ghana's land area. With a volume of 148 cubic kilometers, Lake Volta is the world's third largest man-made lake by volume; the largest being Lake Kariba which contains 185 cubic kilometers of water. The primary purpose of the Akosombo Dam was to provide electricity for the aluminium industry. The Akosombo Dam was called "the largest single investment in the economic development plans of Ghana." The dam is significant for providing the majority of both Togo and Benin's electricity, although the construction of the Adjarala Dam (on Togo's Mono River) hopes to reduce these countries' reliance on import ...
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Akosombo
Akosombo is a small town in the south of the Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, Ghana with notable street names of some African Countries in the sub-region like Ghana, Congo, Namibia, Lagos-town, Freetown etc. It is preoccupied by people of diverse ethnic background like the Akans, Ewe, Krobo and other ethics. Akosombo is north of the Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku, which is a 3 to 5 min drive away. Akosombo Dam The Ghana town of Akosombo is the site of the Akosombo Dam. Close to Akosombo is the Asuogyaman district capital Atimpoku. It's a 4-minute drive from Akosombo to Atimpoku. Gallery File:Akosombo fire station.jpg, A fire truck parked at the Akosombo Fire Service Station File:A sign at Volta Hotel.jpg, Volta Hotel signpost File:Akosombo Township.jpg, Part of the Akosombo township Akosombo Railway Station An Akosombo Railway Station (Akosombo Rail transport) is prepared for construction Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form obje ...
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Boankra Inland Port
The Boankra Inland Port is an Inland port-Dry port near the Ghanaian city of Kumasi. Timeline * 2008 - project stalled in 2008 and is to be completed in 2015. See also * Transport in Ghana * Ghana Railway Corporation Ghana Railway Corporation operates the railways of Transport in Ghana, Ghana. The Ghana Railway Company Limited is a public-sector body with responsibility for the efficient management of the national rail system so as to enhance the smooth mo ... References Dry ports Buildings and structures in Kumasi Ports and harbours of Ghana Road transport in Ghana {{AshantiRegion-geo-stub ...
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Takoradi Harbour
The Takoradi Harbour is in the Western region of Ghana. It is located in the industrial district of Sekondi-Takoradi and is the oldest harbour in Ghana. The Takoradi harbour and the Tema Harbour are the only harbours in Ghana. History The idea for the construction of the port was first advocated in 1895 by consulting engineers of the British government. The engineers proposed that the harbour when constructed could serve both as a terminal port for the Tarkwa railway project and a naval port to serve the British empire in war times. The site for the harbour was proposed at the Amanful village which sat in the bay of the harbour today. The construction of the port begun in 1921 by then governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Gordon Guggisberg and was completed in 1928. Trade The Takoradi harbour is 230 kilometres from Accra, the capital of Ghana. The port receives and exports high volumes of cargo. The management of the harbour is the responsibility of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Auth ...
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Tema Harbour
Tema Harbour is a harbour located in Tema in the southeastern part of Ghana, along the Gulf of Guinea.Kamal Odaymat Christabel Blay Kwame Boamah Ansong Vida Nana Appiah Ofori Where on the boat APort of Tema.
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Tema Harbour is a member of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).


History of the harbour

The construction of the harbour was proposed by British Colonial Officers in the