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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.
Tangani'a, also known as Tanganyika, is one of the four sectors in the Fizi Territory of South Kivu Province, located in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In the Bembe language ( Kibembe ) Tangani'a means " Tanganyika ", which is the name of the major lake adjacent to the sector.
Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state Tanganyika (1961–1964) , a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania Tanzania Mainland , the current area of the former country state and territory of Tanganyika
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 ...
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 .
The average lake on Earth has the mean depth 41.8 meters (137.14 feet) [9] The Caspian Sea ranks much further down the list on mean depth, as it has a large continental shelf (significantly larger than the oceanic basin that contains its greatest depths). Of the 127 registered lakes; 67 are known to be cryptodepressions.
The second largest lake in the Congo's drainage basin, Tanganyika being the largest. 30: Nipigon Canada: Fresh 4,848 km 2 1,872 sq mi 116 km 72 mi 165 m 541 ft 266 km 3 64 cu mi Largest lake entirely in Ontario. Part of the Great Lake drainage basin. Often referred to as the, "sixth" or "seventh" lake, together with St. Clair. 31: Manitoba Canada
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 ...