lake malawi

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Definition of lake malawi in English English dictionary: or Lake Nyasa Lake, southern Africa, bounded on the west and south by Malawi, on the east by Mozambique, and on the north by Tanzania. It is the southernmost and third largest of the Great Rift Valley lakes. It is about 360 mi (580 km) long with an average width of 25 mi (40 km); it covers an area of 11,430 sq mi (29,604 sq km). It contains Likoma Island, site of an Anglican cathedral completed in 1911. On the heavily populated Malawi shore there are several government stations. The lake is fed by 14 rivers, and its sole outlet is the Shire River. There are about 200 recorded species of fish in the lake; {i} Lake Nyasa, one of the largest lakes in the world located in south-eastern Africa that lies between Malawi (in the south and west) and Tanzania (in the north and northeast) and Mozambique (in the east)

lake malawi