Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?

Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?
  1. Lake Victoria
  2. Lake Faguibine
  3. Lake Oguta
  4. Lake Volta

Solution

Lake Faguibine in northern Mali (West Africa) has dried up since the 1970s droughts and is now largely desert.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2022

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