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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 the solely drained by the Nile river at Jinja. [3] Lake Amboseli: 189 km 2 (73 sq mi) Tanzania Kenya: Lake Amboseli is a seasonal water body, fed by the Namanga River. At its maximum size, it covers 189 km 2 (73 sq mi), with 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi) in Tanzania and the majority of the area (177 km 2 (68 sq mi)) in Kenya. [4] Lake Tanganyika
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 UK held Tanganyika as a League of Nations mandate until the end of World War II after which it was held as a United Nations trust territory. In 1961, Tanganyika gained its independence from the UK as Tanganyika, joining the Commonwealth. It became a republic a year later. Tanganyika now forms part of the modern-day sovereign state of ...
Nsumbu National Park (also called Sumbu) lies on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika near its southern extremity, in Zambia's Northern Province.It covers about 2000 km 2 and has some 80 km of lake shore including four bays (Kasaba, Kala, Nkamba and Sumbu), and Nundo Head Peninsula.
The climate in the lake region is already experiencing changes, with the temperatures predicted to increase throughout the country. [14] The lake is about 350 kilometres (220 mi) southeast of Lake Tanganyika, another of the great lakes of the East African Rift. [15] The Lake Malawi National Park is located at the southern end of the lake. [16]
The source of the Nile River is in Bururi province, and is linked from Lake Victoria to its headwaters via the Ruvyironza River. [116] [clarification needed] Lake Victoria is also an important water source, which serves as a fork to the Kagera River. [117] [118] Another major lake is Lake Tanganyika, located in much of Burundi's southwestern ...
The exploitable stock of the Lake Tanganyika sardine was estimated at 2,000–4,000 metric tons (2,000–3,900 long tons) per year. [32] It was introduced to Lake Kivu in late 1959 by the Belgian agronomist Alphonse Collart. [29] [30] An attempt to introduce the similar Lake Tanganyika sprat (Stolothrissa tanganicae) at the same time was ...