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Which East African lake is one of the deepest lakes in the world?

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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

Lake Tanganyika is one of the deepest lakes in the world. It is the second deepest lake globally, reaching a maximum depth of 4,710 feet (1,436 meters), surpassed only by Lake Baikal in Russia.123

Located in eastern Africa within the Western Rift Valley, Lake Tanganyika is also the longest freshwater lake in the world. Its waters are shared by Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia.143