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Map showing the location of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa, bordered by Tanzania to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Burundi to the north, and Zambia to the south. Surrounding features include national parks, game reserves, and nearby major lakes such as Lake Victoria and Lake Rukwa. Lake Tanganyika Two wooden dugout canoes rest on the sandy shore of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, with blue water and distant hills in the background.
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Map showing the location of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa, bordered by Tanzania to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Burundi to the north, and Zambia to the south. Surrounding features include national parks, game reserves, and nearby major lakes such as Lake Victoria and Lake Rukwa.
Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika

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Lake Tanganyika, second largest of the lakes of eastern Africa. It is the longest freshwater lake in the world (410 miles [660 km]) and the second deepest (4,710 feet [1,436 meters]) after Lake Baikal in Russia. Comparatively narrow, varying in width from 10 to 45 miles (16 to 72 km), it covers about 12,700 square miles (32,900 square km) and forms the boundary between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and part...

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