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Lake Tanganyika

Lake information
NameLake Tanganyika
Lake typeRift Valley Lake
Primary inflowsRuzizi River
Malagarasi River
Kalambo River
Primary outflowsLukuga River
Catchment area231000 km2 (89189.6 sqmi)
Basin countriesBurundi
DR Congo
Tanzania
Zambia
Geography
Max. length673 km (418.2 mi)
Max. width72 km (44.7 mi)
Surface area32900 km2 (12702.8 sqmi)
Average depth570 m (1870.1 ft)
Max. depth1470 m (4822.8 ft)
Water volume18900 km3 (62007.9 c�mi)
Residence time6000 years
Shore length1828 km (1135.9 mi)
Surface elevation773 m (2536.1 ft)
SettlementsKigoma, Tanzania
Kalemie, DRC

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Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake. The lake is divided among four countries - Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia, with the DRC (45%) and Tanzania (41%) possessing the majority of the lake. The water flows into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean.


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