Supplied by the Logone and Chari rivers, it is surrounded by Sahel, and is shrinking in size.
The Bodele depression lies forty kilometers to its northeast, and is joined by the Gazal river. Islands on it include Kofia and Malal, and the town of Baga lies on a peninsula at its southwest. The Adamawa plateau lies off the Mandara hills to its south, while mount Bagzane lies at the north of the country to its west. Rainfall on the town of Bol to its east has declined relative to its discovery by Hugh Clapperton. Supplied by the Logone and Chari rivers, it is surrounded by Sahel, and is shrinking in size. Lying north of Cameroon, and east of Niger and Nigeria, for 10 points, identify this lake that names a country in central Africa.
The Bodele depression lies forty kilometers to its northeast, and is joined by the Gazal river.
Lake Chad