Lake Besaroy is a waterbody near
Fort Dauphin Fort Dauphin may refer to:
;Canada
* Fort Dauphin (Manitoba), in Manitoba
* Fort Dauphin (Nova Scotia), in Nova Scotia
;Haiti
* Fort-Liberté
Fort-Liberté (; ) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune and administrative capital of the Nord-Est ...
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 approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...
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
Mandena mine (also Mandena operation, Mandena concession, or the QMM mine) is an ilmenite mine operated by Rio Tinto subsidiary QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM). It is located near Taolagnaro, Fort Dauphin, Anosy region, Madagascar.
The mine was ...
.
See also
*
List of lakes of Madagascar
References
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Lakes of Madagascar