Lake Malawi

Also known as Lake Nyasa, Lago Niassa, Lake Nyassa

African Great Lake

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Lake Malawi is a large freshwater lake in southeastern Africa that is home to an enormous variety of colorful fish species found nowhere else in the world. The lake is important for food and water to the millions of people living in the surrounding region, and its unique ecosystems attract scientific study and tourism.

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Area: 29600
Elevation: 474
Image: Canoes on Lake Malawi.jpg
Width: 75
Length: 570
Perimeter: 1245

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Commons category: Lake Malawi
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vertical depth: 704
volume as quantity: 8400
watershed area: 6593
native label: Lake Malawi

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Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, (Swahili: Ziwa Nyasa) is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.

It is the fourth largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, the ninth largest lake in the world by area and the third largest and second deepest lake in Africa. Lake Malawi is home to more species of fish than any other lake in the world, including at least 700 species of cichlids. The Mozambique portion of the lake was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique on June 10, 2011, while in Malawi a portion of the lake is included in Lake Malawi National Park.