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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. [2]
Map of larger region that the lakes are in, including the so-called Great Rift Valley. View over Lake Turkana. The Rift Valley lakes are a series of lakes in the East African Rift valley that runs through eastern Africa from Ethiopia in the north to Malawi in the south, and includes the African Great Lakes in the south.
Lake Victoria is the largest of the African Great Lakes and is the largest freshwater lake in Africa. The Lake is also the second-largest freshwater lake in the world and spans across three countries. The lake is the solely drained by the Nile river at Jinja. [3] Lake Amboseli: 189 km 2 (73 sq mi) Tanzania Kenya
Victoria Nyanza. The black line indicates Stanley's route. Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes.With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km 2 (23,146 sq mi), [6] [7] [page needed] Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, [8] and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America. [9]
Category: Lakes of Africa by country. 10 languages. ... Lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5 C, 18 P) D. Lakes of Djibouti (2 P) E. Lakes of Egypt (3 C, 13 P)
Lake Albert (Africa) (14 P) K. Lake Kivu (1 C, 10 P) M. ... Pages in category "African Great Lakes" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Former capital Great Lakes Region: Dar es Salaam Tanzania: 8,383,728 2022 [6] Former Capital Great Lakes Region: Dire Dawa Ethiopia: 607,321 2008 [citation needed] Horn of Africa: Djibouti City Djibouti: 475,322 2009 Capital Horn of Africa: Dodoma Tanzania: 410,956 2012 Capital Great Lakes Region: Gitega Burundi: 125,989 2019 [7] Capital Great ...
This is a list of lakes of South Africa. It includes lakes that were formed naturally, and a few wetlands. For artificial lakes such as reservoirs, refer to List of dams and reservoirs in South Africa. For estuaries (river mouths) see List of estuaries of South Africa, or if they are more the lagoon type List of lagoons of South Africa, and for ...