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  2. Lake Malawi - Wikipedia

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    Lake Malawi is home to more species of fish than any other lake in the world, [6] including at least 700 species of cichlids. [7] The Mozambique portion of the lake was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique on June 10, 2011, [ 8 ] while in Malawi a portion of the lake is included in Lake Malawi National Park .

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Malawi - Wikipedia

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    Lake Malawi National Park: Central Region, Southern Region: Natural (vii) (ix) (x) 1984 Located at the southern end of the great expanse of Lake Malawi, with its deep, clear waters and mountain backdrop, the national park is home to many hundreds of fish species, nearly all endemic.

  4. Malawi - Wikipedia

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    Lake Malawi is sometimes called the Calendar Lake as it is about 365 miles (587 km) long and 52 miles (84 km) wide. [74] The Shire River flows from the south end of the lake and joins the Zambezi River 400 kilometres (250 mi) farther south in Mozambique. The surface of Lake Malawi is at 457 metres (1,500 ft) above sea level, with a maximum ...

  5. Lake Malawi Museum - Wikipedia

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    Lake Malawi Museum is a museum on Lake Malawi in Malawi.Situated in the Old Gymkhana Club and organized by the Society of Malawi since 1971 [1] (and likely not updated since then), the museum is located near the Queen Victoria memorial near the Bakili Muluzi Bridge in Mangochi town, Mangochi District, within the Southern Region of Malawi.

  6. Lake Malawi National Park - Wikipedia

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    Lake Malawi National Park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, being of "global importance for biodiversity conservation due particularly to its fish diversity." This fish diversity is remarkable because the mbuna , as the cichlid fish are known locally, provide an outstanding example of evolution at work.

  7. Tourism in Malawi - Wikipedia

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    Malawi, officially known as the Republic of Malawi, is a country located in southeastern Africa. The country is also referred to as "The Warm Heart of Africa", due to the friendliness of the people. [1] Malawi has a variety of tourist attraction sites including Lake Malawi (29,600 km 2), several national parks, game reserves, and Mulanje Mountain.

  8. Cape Maclear - Wikipedia

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    Cape Maclear or Chembe is a town in the Mangochi District of Malawi's Southern Region. The town, on the Nankumba Peninsula, is on the southern shore of Lake Malawi and is the busiest resort on Lake Malawi. [2] Cape Maclear is close to the islands of Domwe, Thumbwe and Mumbo Island on Lake Malawi, [3] and is in Lake Malawi National Park.

  9. Nkhotakota - Wikipedia

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    Nkhotakota (Un-kho-tah-kho-tuh) (formerly Kota Kota) (name derived from the Chichewa for "Corner Corner") is a town and one of the districts in the Central Region of Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi (formerly Lake Nyasa) and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. As of 2018, Nkhotakota had a population estimated at 28,350.