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Lake Tanganyika eastern Shore in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania. Lake Tanganyika (/ ˌ t æ ŋ ɡ ə n ˈ j iː k ə,-ɡ æ n-/ TANG-gən-YEE-kə, -gan-; [4] Kirundi: Ikiyaga ca Tanganyika) is an African Great Lake. [5] It is the second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia.
The lake is mainly in Kenya and is protected on the Kenyan side by the Tsavo West National Park and on the Tanzanian side it is in close proximity to Mkomazi National Park. Lake Babati: 21 km 2 (8.1 sq mi) Tanzania: Lake Babati is located in Babati District in Arusha Region to the west of the Tarangire National Park. The lake is known for its ...
The series includes Lake Victoria, the second-largest freshwater lake in the world by area; Lake Tanganyika, the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and depth; Lake Malawi, the world's eighth-largest freshwater lake by area; and Lake Turkana, the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake. [1]
The Malagarasi River is the largest tributary of Lake Tanganyika. Part of southwestern Tanzania drains into Lake Malawi, which empties south into the Zambezi River. The Southern Eastern Rift area of north-central Tanzania is made up of several endorheic basins, which have no outlet to the sea and drain into salt and/or alkaline lakes. Lake ...
On 26 April 1964, Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The country was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania on 29 October of that year. The name Tanzania is a blend of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and previously had no significance. Under the terms of this union, the Zanzibar Government retains ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Populated places on Lake Tanganyika (1 C, 5 P) T. Tanganyika Province ... Tanganyika Province; Tanzania Ports Authority;
Mahale Mountains National Park lies on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region, Tanzania. Named after the Mahale Mountains range that is within its borders, the park has several unusual characteristics. First, it is one of only two protected areas for chimpanzees in the country.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Lake Tanganyika (6 C, 28 P) V. ... (4 C, 51 P) Pages in category "Lakes of Tanzania" The following 19 pages are in this ...