- The average width of Lake Tanganyika is 50 km. But the most impressive part is that the lake is 676 km in length – from the northern to the southern tip.
- Lake Tanganyika is truly a spectacular lake, with the zambian side has the most untouched and beautiful shores.
- One of Africa’s Great Lakes, Tanganyika is split between four countries - Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia.
- Lake Tanganyika is the world’s longest (660km), deepest in Africa and second-deepest in the world (more than 1436m) and second-largest (by volume)...
- It boasts over 350 species of fish, 280 of which are Cichlids. Lake Tanganyika and Lake Malawi share the status of being world's top lakes in terms of biodiversity.
- Lake Tanganyika, Africa's second largest after Lake Victoria, is situated in west Tanzania along the border with Congo, Burundi and Zambia.
- I was recently able to stay at Mahale Beach Lodge (formerly Kungwe Beach Lodge) on the Eastern side of Lake Tanganyika. What a beautiful setting!
- Fishermen on Lake Tanganyika. Enlarge. ... Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20' to 8° 48' South and from 29° 5' to 31° 15' East).
- You may not have heard of Lake Tanganyika but it happens to be the world’s longest and Africa’s deepest freshwater lake.
- Like Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika is extremely old, and the combination of its age and ecological isolation has led to the evolution of unique fish populations.