Question

Describe the African Great Lakes. Be sure to give their names and include at least one fact about each. Write a paragraph of at least 5 sentences. For 100 points!

Answer 1

The Great Rift Valley is a system of faults in the Earth’s crust created by two tectonic plates that are diverging, or moving away from each other. This movement has created a deep valley with plateaus and mountains on each side. It is Y-shaped and includes volcanic mountains along the eastern branch and some of the world’s deepest and longest freshwater lakes along the western branch. The region is home to two of Africa’s highest peaks, Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. Lakes in the area include Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi, and Lake Tanganyika.

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Answer 2

the african great lakes are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift. They include Lake Victoria, the second-largest fresh water lake in the world by area, Lake Tanganyika, the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and depth, and Lake Malawi, the world's eighth-largest fresh water lake by area.