Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika

Location

Kigoma and Rukwa, Tanzania; Shaba and Kivu, Zaire; Northern, Zambia; and Burundi.

3:25-8:45S, 29:10-31:10E; 773 m above sea level.

Description

Among the chain of lakes on the bottom of the Western Great Rift Valley, Lake Tanganyika is outstanding for its extraordinary north-south extension (670 km) and depth (1,470 m). It is the second largest of African lakes, the second deepest (next to L. Baikal) and the longest lake of the world. Its very ancient origin, only rivalled by such old lakes as Baikal, and a

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