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Lake Malawi
Sunset at Otter Point, Lake Malawi National Park, Malawi, Africa
The jewel in the crown of the Malawi’s tourist attractions is Lake Malawi, “discovered” by the missionary-explorer Dr David Livingstone just over 150 years ago.
It is the ninth largest lake in the world and the third largest and second deepest lake in Africa. Its approximate dimensions are 580 km north to south and 80 km broad, hence the sobriquet: "the calendar lake". The Lake, in the north, is quite extraordinarily deep with 700 m, plunging well below sea level. This reflects the enormity of the natural faulting of the Great Rift Valley, which is the origin of the Lake.
It is home to more species of fish than any other lake, including about 1000 species of cichlids.
Lake Malawi
Sunset at Otter Point, Lake Malawi National Park, Malawi, Africa
The jewel in the crown of the Malawi’s tourist attractions is Lake Malawi, “discovered” by the missionary-explorer Dr David Livingstone just over 150 years ago.
It is the ninth largest lake in the world and the third largest and second deepest lake in Africa. Its approximate dimensions are 580 km north to south and 80 km broad, hence the sobriquet: "the calendar lake". The Lake, in the north, is quite extraordinarily deep with 700 m, plunging well below sea level. This reflects the enormity of the natural faulting of the Great Rift Valley, which is the origin of the Lake.
It is home to more species of fish than any other lake, including about 1000 species of cichlids.