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Lake Tanganyika eastern Shore in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania. Lake Tanganyika (/ ˌ t æ ŋ ɡ ə n ˈ j iː k ə,-ɡ æ n-/ TANG-gən-YEE-kə, -gan-; [4] Kirundi: Ikiyaga ca Tanganyika) is an African Great Lake. [5] It is the second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake and is the second-deepest lake in the world and the second-biggest lake by volume. The lake borders four nations and is vital for trade and commerce for societies living along the lake. The lake is home to the oldest-running ferry in the world, MV Liemba [5] Lake Nyasa: 29,600 km 2 (11,400 sq mi) Tanzania
1.2 Lake Tanganyika. 1.3 Lake Nyasa. 1.4 Indian Ocean. ... The following is the list of islands in the territory of Tanzania. [1] By geographic zone. Lake Victoria
Katavi Region is located between Longitude 30° and 33° East of Greenwich and Latitudes 5° 15° to 7° 03° South of the Equator. It is bordered to the north by the Urambo District (Tabora), to the east by the Sikonge District (Tabora), to the east by the Chunya District (Mbeya), to the south by the Sumbawanga District (Rukwa), to the south-east by the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Populated places on Lake Tanganyika (1 C, 5 P) T. Tanganyika Province (4 C, 20 P) Tributaries of Lake Tanganyika (5 P) Pages in category "Lake Tanganyika"
Mahale Mountains National Park lies on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region, Tanzania. Named after the Mahale Mountains range that is within its borders, the park has several unusual characteristics. First, it is one of only two protected areas for chimpanzees in the country.
Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state; Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania; Tanzania Mainland, the current area of the former country state and territory of Tanganyika; Lake Tanganyika, an African Great Lake
On 26 April 1964, Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The country was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania on 29 October of that year. The name Tanzania is a blend of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and previously had no significance. Under the terms of this union, the Zanzibar Government retains ...