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Where does the Western Rift Valley run in Eastern Africa?

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Map of East Africa showing political boundaries, major cities, and capitals, overlaid with shaded elevation zones. Higher elevations are concentrated in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, while lower elevations follow the coastal regions along the Indian Ocean and extend into Somalia and Mozambique. Major lakes such as Victoria, Tanganyika, and Rudolf are also marked.
Eastern Africa

The Western Rift Valley is a branch of the East African Rift System that extends in a great arc through eastern Africa.12

It runs northward starting from the northern end of Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi). The arc encompasses a series of deep, fjordlike lakes, specifically: