Lake Bosumtwi

The only natural lake in Ghana is Lake Bosumtwi. It is located inside an old impact crater with a diameter of roughly 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles). It is a well-liked recreation location located around 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-east of Ashanti's capital Kumasi. Near the Lake Bosumtwi crater lake, there are about 30 communities with a total population of 70,000. Abono is the most well-liked of the tourist settlement communities. Lake Bosumtwi is revered by the Ashanti people. The dead's souls come here, according to conventional wisdom, to say goodbye to the goddess Asase Ya. Because of this, fishing in the lake is only permitted from wooden boards. The lake contains a variety of fish species, including the near-endemic cichlids Tilapia busumana and T. discolor and the endemic cichlid Hemichromis frempongi.

A combination of forest, wetland, and mountain ecosystems are created where the southernmost portion of the site overlaps the northern portion of the Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve. 35 different species of trees, some of which are used for lumber, are supported by the biosphere reserve. In addition, the area is home to a wide variety of species and more than 50,000 people, whose primary economic pursuits are farming, fishing, and tourism because the lake is a popular national tourist attraction. The region is frequently used for environmental education at colleges and universities as well as research, particularly on climate change. It must be acknowledged that it is unclear if the crater in which Lake Bosumtwi is located was created by a meteorite, a tiny pond, or a volcanic eruption. In either case, the lake is a stunning location, surrounded by crater walls that rise several heights and are covered in dense vegetation and mountains. This offers many options for hiking, kayaking, bird watching, fishing, and walking

Location: Ashanti