Back Albertmeer AF Laco Alberto (Africa) AN بحيرة ألبرت Arabic بحيرة البرت ARZ Albert gölü AZ Альберт (күл) BA Альберт BE Альбэрт (возера) BE-X-OLD Алберт (езеро) Bulgarian अल्बर्ट झील (अफिरका) BH
| Lake Albert | |
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| Coordinates | 1°41′N 30°55′E / 1.683°N 30.917°E |
| Primary inflows | Victoria Nile Semliki River |
| Primary outflows | Albert Nile |
| Catchment area | 416,661 km2 (160,874 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | DR Congo and Uganda |
| Max. length | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Max. width | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Surface area | 5,590 km2 (2,160 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Max. depth | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Water volume | 133 km3 (32 cu mi)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 782 km (486 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
| Settlements | Ntoroko, Kaiso, Butiaba, Wanseko, Panyimur, Mahagi Port and Kasenyi Port |
| References | [2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Albert, originally known as Lake Mwitanzige by the Banyoro, Nam Ovoyo Bonyo by the Alur, and temporarily as Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, is a lake located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is Africa's seventh-largest lake, as well as the second biggest of Uganda's Great Lakes.
- ^ "Major Lakes". Retrieved 9 Oct 2023.
- ^ a b "The Nile". Archived from the original on October 6, 2007.