Local Name(s) | |
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Alternate Name(s) | |
Continent | Africa 1 |
Country (State, Province, or Territory) | Burundi Tanzania Congo (DR) Zambia |
Latitude | -5.446491 ° |
Longitude | 29.547729 ° |
Elevation (m) | 774 1 |
Surface Area (km2) | 32,000 1 |
Watershed Area (km2) | |
Volume (km3) | 17,827 1 - 17,800 2 |
Mean Depth (m) | 572 1 |
Maximum Depth (m) | 1,471 1 |
Fresh/Salt | Fresh 1 |
Geologic Origin | Tectonic (graben) 1 |
Trophic Status | |
Climate | Tropical: Savannah 3 |
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