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Lake Malawi is between 560 kilometres (350 mi) [1] and 580 kilometres (360 mi) long, [2] and about 75 kilometres (47 mi) wide at its widest point. The lake has a total surface area of about 29,600 square kilometres (11,400 sq mi). [1] The lake is 706 m (2,316 ft) at its deepest point, located in a major depression in the north-central part. [10]
The lake itself is the 5th largest in the world by volume, the second largest in Tanzania and Africa, and has been in existence for millions of years (estimates range from about 8mya). [3] [4] In just one lake it contains over a thousand species of fishes. Lake Nyasa is between 560 and 580 kilometres (350 and 360 miles) long, and about 75 ...
The large rift lakes of Africa are the ancient home of great biodiversity, and 10% of the world's fish species live in this region. Countries in the area which are bounded by the lakes of the Great Lakes region include Burundi , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ethiopia , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , Rwanda , Zambia , Tanzania , and Uganda .
A map of East Africa showing some of the historically active volcanoes (as red triangles) and the Afar Triangle (shaded at the center), which is a so-called triple junction (or triple point) where three plates are pulling away from one another: the Arabian plate and two parts of the African plate—the Nubian and Somali—splitting along the East African Rift Zone Main rift faults, plates ...
1.3 Lake Nyasa. 1.4 Indian Ocean. 2 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of islands of Tanzania. 5 languages.
Ruvuma Region is located in the Southern Highlands, which range between 300 and 2000 meters above sea level. Lake Nyasa, which is located in the Western arm of the Great Rift Valley, covers the western portion of the area.
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake and is the second-deepest lake in the world and the second-biggest lake by volume. The lake borders four nations and is vital for trade and commerce for societies living along the lake. The lake is home to the oldest-running ferry in the world, MV Liemba [5] Lake Nyasa: 29,600 km 2 (11,400 sq mi) Tanzania
The location of Malawi An enlargeable map of the Republic of Malawi. Republic of Malawi – sovereign country located in southeastern Africa. [1] Malawi is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the north and Mozambique, which surrounds it on the east, south and west and is separated from Malawi by Lake Malawi (also Lake Nyasa).