Lake Besaroy is a waterbody near
Fort Dauphin in Madagascar.
Description
The lake is close to the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
and connected to Lake Ambavarno.
History
Between December 2014 and January 2015, 117 metres of the lake was contaminated by mining activities undertaken by
QIT Madagascar Minerals QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) is a mining company located in the Fort-Dauphin region of southeastern Madagascar. After roughly 20 years of exploration, negotiations, and preliminary work, the company began production of the titanium dioxide ore, il ...
.
See also
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List of lakes of Madagascar
References
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Lakes of Madagascar