Lakes of Africa

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Lakes of Africa

• World Lakes
• Mrs. Allred

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3 Major Lakes

• Lake Tanganyika
• Lake Victoria
• Lake Chad

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Lake Tanganyika

• Rift Valley
• A long, narrow valley
• Contains unusual beautiful fish.
• Touches the boundary of 4 different countries.
• Zaire, Tanzania, Burundi, Zambia
• Good transportation

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Lake Victoria

• The largest lake in Africa.
• Source of the Nile river
• Named for Queen Victoria of England

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Lake Chad

• Western Africa
• Weather is dry hot
• No Mountains (flat)
• Shallow
• Papyrus, cattails, waterlilies

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The Shrinking LakeFrom 15,000 to 500 square
miles in 40 years