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and modern boats are not considered appropriate. The padua, a wooden plank requiring considerable skill to maneuver, is the legitimate method. Other taboos such as not washing, bathing or throwing effluents into the Lake that were formerly strictly observed, aided in maintaining the purity and health
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through the rainforest. Suddenly, the animal disappeared in a small pond. It was as if this body of water wanted to save the animal's life. The hunter never got the antelope, though he settled close to the water and started catching fish. This place he named "Bosomtwe", meaning "antelope god". This
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and inadequate farming methods. The growing population increased demand for fish. Excessive fishing led to steadily decreasing catches, forcing increased reliance on agriculture. As more and more of the hills are converted into farmland, exposing the surface to the heavy rainfalls, soil erosion
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becomes an ever-greater problem. In addition there is the changing lake level. Many villages have been submerged several times forcing the people to move up the slopes or outside the basin. That is the origin of such double names as Pipie No.1 and Pipie No.2.
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Galiazzo, M. A.; Bazsó, Á.; Huber, M. S.; Losiak, A.; Dvorak, R.; Koeberl, C.; et al. (2013). "A statistical dynamical study of meteorite impactors: A case study based on parameters derived from the Bosumtwi impact event".
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found on hilltops. Water even flowed from the basin through an overflow channel. However, there were also times when the water level was so low that the rainforest entered the basin rendering the lake only a small
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The Lake Bosumtwi impact crater is 10.5 km (6.5 mi) in diameter, slightly larger than the present lake which is approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) across, and is estimated to be 1.07 million years old
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are largely overgrown by vegetation or covered by the lake. However, drilling of the crater's central uplift beneath the lake floor has recently provided an abundance of shocked materials for scientific study.
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A work based on a statistical study of past numerical orbital simulations of the impact event asserts that the possible origin of the impactor is an asteroid coming from the
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story suggests that at that time the lake level was very low. The large dead trees standing offshore in the lake also evidence this, for they are over 300 years old.
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Wolf U. Reimold; Dion Brandt; Christian Koeberl (1998). "Detailed structural analysis of the rim of a large, complex impact crater; Bosumtwi Crater, Ghana".
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Shanahan, T. M.; Overpeck, J. T.; Anchukaitis, K. J.; Beck, J. W.; Cole, J. E.; Dettman, D. L.; Peck, J. A.; Scholz, C. A.; King, J. W. (April 17, 2009).
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The depth of crater is approximately 380 m (1,250 ft), but, if counted together with the depth of lake sediments - 750 m (2,460 ft).
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Koeberl, C.; Milkereit, B.; Overpeck, J.T.; Scholz, C.A.; Amoako, P.Y.O.; Boamah, D.; Danuor, S.; Karp, T.; Kueck, J.; Hecky, R.E.; et al. (2007).
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The Abrodwum Stone is held to be the spiritual centre of the lake. Here, when there is such poor fishing it is considered a bad omen, the lake people
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of the Lake. However, these taboos are not observed by residents or visitors due to their weak implementation by the Abono Traditional Council.
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of Lake Bosumtwi, with a combined population of about 70,000. The most popular amongst the villages where tourists usually settle is Abono.
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Losiak, Anna; Golebiowska, Izabela; Ferrière, Ludovic; Wojciechowski, Jacek; Huber, Matthew S.; Koeberl, Christian (2016-04-01).
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Planar deformation features from the Bosumtwi impact crater visible under the optical and scanning electron microscope.
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Lake Bosomtwe Ecotourism Map and Guide (notice: "Bosomtwe" is the correct spelling according to Kumasi University)
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that is about 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) in diameter. It is about 30 km (19 mi) south-east of
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filled with animals. Following the impact, the resulting crater filled with water forming Lake Bosumtwi.
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clashed, each claiming the area. The Ashanti prevailed. Each village in the lake area has its own
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filled the crater with water, causing the lake level to rise above the lowest points of the
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in Lake Bosumtwi, which is located just southeast of Kumasi. There are about 30
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consider Bosumtwi a sacred lake. According to traditional belief, the
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Lake Bosumtwi (also spelled Bosomtwe) situated within an ancient
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The crater has been partly eroded, and is situated in dense
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Lake Bosumtwi, with a combined population of about 70,000
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750 m (2,460 ft) (original, incl. sediments)
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of the dead come here to bid farewell to the goddess
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There are current environmental concerns, including
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Location of Lake Bosumtwi in Ghana.
Location of Lake Bosumtwi in Ghana.
Ashanti
06°30′20″N 01°24′33″W / 6.50556°N 1.40917°W / 6.50556; -1.40917
Type
Ancient lake
Impact crater
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
none
Catchment area
Basin
Ghana
impact crater
Kumasi
Ashanti
crater lake
Ashanti
souls
Asase Ya
planks
endemic
Hemichromis frempongi
Tilapia busumana
T. discolor
Bosumtwi crater is located in Africa
Age
Ghana

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