GHANA

GHANA.

Volta River.
Fouth stamp in a set of 13, issued on 05.10.1959.
Face value: 2 Ghanaian penny.
Design: Ghana Information Bureau.
Engraved and printed by Harrinson & Sons Ltd, London.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 41 x 31 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 51.
- Scott No. 51.
- StampWorld No. 51.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 216.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 44.

The Volta River is the main river system in Ghana. It flows into Ghana from Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. The main parts of the river are the Black Volta, the White Volta, and the Red Volta. In the northwest, the Black Volta forms the international borders between the Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Burkina Faso. The Volta flows southward along Akwapim-Togo highlands, and it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at the Gulf of Guinea at Ada Foah. It has a smaller tributary river, the Oti, which enters Ghana from Togo in the east. The Volta River has been dammed at Akosombo for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity. The reservoir named Lake Volta stretches from Akosombo Dam in the south to the northern part of the country, and is the largest man-made reservoir by area in the world. The river has a length of about 1,500 km (930 mi). Volta, meaning twist or turn, was named by the Portuguese gold traders.