Fun facts about Lake Tanganyika
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Lake Tanganyika is one of only twenty lakes in the world that are more than a million years old.
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Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the 6th largest lake by area.
From the “Geography” section
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The lake is the deepest in Africa, with a maximum depth of 1,471 meters (4,826 feet).
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Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the 6th largest lake by area.
From the “Geography” section
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Lake Tanganyika is home to at least 250 endemic species of cichlids, making it a significant site for the study of speciation.
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Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the 6th largest lake by area.
From the “Biology” section
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The 'cuckoo catfish' in Lake Tanganyika are facultative brood parasites that lay their eggs with mouthbrooding cichlids.
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Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the 6th largest lake by area.
From the “Biology” section
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Photo: NASA · Public Domain
The Battle for Lake Tanganyika during World War I involved the British Royal Navy bringing armed motor boats from England to launch surprise attacks on German forces.
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Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the 6th largest lake by area.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: NASA · Public Domain