You probably have heard about lakes in Africa and you want to know the largest lake in Africa and probably that of the world; It would be of your interest to learn that the biggest lake in Africa also turns third in the list of biggest fresh lakes in the world.

The question now is what is the Largest lake in africa?

The Largest Lake In Africa And The Story Behind It

The largest lake in Africa is lake Victoria and this lake occupies a geographical location on central Africa, just lies between the border of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

It has a depth between 130 to 276 fts on different levels and its catchment area covers over 184, 000 km catchment area. It totals about 26,600 sqr miles with a shoreline of about 4,828 km and about 3.7% of its length constitute of islands.

Lake Victoria is The largest Lake In Africa and receives about 80% of its water from precipitation which is then argument with the flow of some tributaries into the lake.

Below is the list of the trending five major lakes in Africa, they constitute center for tourism and are visited by the world.

MAJOR LAKES IN AFRICA

Lake Victoria
Not only is Lake Victoria the largest lake in Africa, it is the third-largest freshwater lake in terms of area in the world.

Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is one of the 10 largest freshwater lakes in the world and the second deepest.

Lake Albert
Lake Albert is also sometimes known as Lake Mobutu Sese Seko. The lake is relatively shallow, reaching only 80 feet in depth, but in terms of surface area it’s the fourth largest of the Rift Valley lakes.

Lake Chad
Lake Chad is northern Africa’s largest lake in terms of area, but it is strikingly shallow, reaching only 34 feet at its deepest point.

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