Which East African lakes lie in the Western Rift Valley?

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East African mountains and lakes — East African lakes Mountains and lakes of East Africa.

The Western Rift Valley is marked by a series of significant lakes that extend in a great arc northward from the northern end of Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi).12

The lakes situated within the Western Rift Valley include:

Lake Rukwa2
Lake Tanganyika12
Lake Kivu12
Lake Edward12
Lake Albert12