Lake Tanganyika

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wonYRF4e4sI















Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake . It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia. The lake is divided between four countries – Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia, with the DRC (45%) and Tanzania (41%) possessing the majority of the lake. The water flows into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean.

Lake Tanganyika is situated within the Western Rift of the geographic feature known as the Great Rift Valley formed by the tectonic East African Rift, and is confined by the mountainous walls of the valley. It is the largest rift lake in Africa and the second largest lake by surface area on the continent. It is the deepest lake in Africa and holds the greatest volume of fresh water.Lake Tanganyika is the third largest lake in the world for fresh water.The lake holds at least 250 species of cichlid fish and 150 non-cichlid species, most of which live along the shoreline down to a depth of approximately 180 metres (590 ft). Lake Tanganyika is thus an important biological resource for the study of speciation in evolution.

heres the rest of the videos

part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X_KD8ZSBy0&feature=related

part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqDVzH5W_4Y&feature=related
(can someone name the cichlid at 9:00 )

part 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUykCGDyMFs&feature=related

Nice Tim.

Any additional info is greatly appreciated on all lakes.

Thanks Tim

CajunGator wrote:

Awesome vids.. make you want to take a trip and drop a line or cast a net LOL

I SOOOOOO AGREE anyone up for a trip?

Another video i found for this beautiful lake.. enjoy..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJGkA1xMr0Y&feature=related