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1 Lakes of Africa World Lakes Mrs. Allred

2 3 Major Lakes Lake Tanganyika Lake Victoria Lake Chad

3 Lake Tanganyika Rift Valley Contains unusual & beautiful fish.
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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7 Lake Victoria The largest lake in Africa. Source of the Nile river
Named for Queen Victoria of England

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10 Lake Chad Western Africa Weather is dry & hot No Mountains (flat)
Shallow Papyrus, cattails, & “waterlilies”

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12 The Shrinking Lake From 15,000 to 500 square miles in 40 years

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