GREAT LAKES OF AFRICA
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika, pronounced tan-guhn-yee-kuh. The lake is at the southern end of the Western Rift Valley. It is the longest freshwater lake in the world measuring at 660 km
It is also the second deepest freshwater lake in the world at 1,436 meters. It is long and deep but relatively narrow. The waters can be brackish. The waters are fed mainly by the Malagarasi, Ruzizi and Kalambo rivers. No major drainage basin feeds the lake. The southwest part of the lake consist of swallow rocky shores. The shoreline of the lake can provide a sandy habitat to a variety of fish especially cichlids. The lake deepest water lacks oxygen. The lake itself is very slow flowing. The waters are tropical. There are several slow flowing tributaries that led to the lake.
Lake Tanganyika, pronounced tan-guhn-yee-kuh. The lake is at the southern end of the Western Rift Valley. It is the longest freshwater lake in the world measuring at 660 km
It is also the second deepest freshwater lake in the world at 1,436 meters. It is long and deep but relatively narrow. The waters can be brackish. The waters are fed mainly by the Malagarasi, Ruzizi and Kalambo rivers. No major drainage basin feeds the lake. The southwest part of the lake consist of swallow rocky shores. The shoreline of the lake can provide a sandy habitat to a variety of fish especially cichlids. The lake deepest water lacks oxygen. The lake itself is very slow flowing. The waters are tropical. There are several slow flowing tributaries that led to the lake.
The lake is divided among four countries - Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and Zambia, with Tanzania (46%) and DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. The water flows into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean. The name apparently refers to "Tanganika, 'the great lake spreading out like a plain', or plain-like lake". It is estimated that 16% of all fresh water on Earth is found in Lake Tanganyika.
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