by Nyaruai Mwangi
There is a geographic rift in East Africa and it is great, and it is referred to as the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is loaded. It has tall mountains, national parks, freshwater springs and top-notch lakes that are high in mineral content and varied in biological treats, lakes so great they are known as the African Great Lakes.
The African Great Lakes are many. Seven of the largest are Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi (Nyasa), Lake Rudolph, Lake Albert, Lake Kivu, Lake Rukwa and Lake Edward. These lakes are shared among the countries of Eastern Africa, and these countries are at times dubbed Nchi za Maziwa Makuu, the Great Lakes Nations.
The most well known of the Great Lakes are Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Malawi (Nyasa).
Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake as well as the world’s largest tropical lake.
Lake Tanganyika is the world’s longest freshwater lake, as well as the second deepest by volume.
Lake Malawi is Africa’s third largest lake and holds more species of fish than any other freshwater lake in the world.
The free encyclopedia description of a lake could very well read like the description of a lady; relatively still, of considerable size, distinct from a lagoon but deeper than a pond, fed and drained by rivers and streams. Both can be bountiful in beauty and a sight to behold, but this feature is on lakes alone, and below, in appreciation of their beauty, are images of a few of the Great Lakes of Africa.
