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Lake Malawi

Lake Malawi
Lake information
NameLake Malawi
Lake typeRift lake
Primary inflowsRuhuhu River
Primary outflowsShire River
Catchment areak
Basin countriesMalawi, Mozambique, Tanzania
Geography
Max. length560 km to 580
Max. width75 km
Surface area29,600 km2 (11,429 sq. mi.)
Average depth292 m
Max. depth706 m
Water volume8,400 km³
Surface elevation500 meters above sea level
Islands in lakesLikoma and Chizumulu islets

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Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa in most countries, or Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, or Lago Niassa in Mozambique), is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the Great Rift Valley system of East Africa. This lake, the third largest in Africa and the eighth largest lake in the world, is located between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It is the second deepest lake in Africa, although its placid northern shore gives no hint of its depth. This great lake's tropical waters are reportedly the habitat of more species of fish than those of any other body of freshwater on Earth, including more than 1000 species of cichlids.

Lake Milawi was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique on June 10th 2011 in an effort to protect one of the largest and bio-diverse freshwater lakes in the world


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