The Rift Valley lakes are a series of lakes in the East African Rift valley that runs through eastern Africa from Ethiopia in the north to Malawi in the south, and includes the African Great Lakes in the south.

東非大裂谷湖泊 是沿著 東非大裂谷 在 非洲 東部從北方 埃塞俄比亚 到南方 马拉维 的一系列湖泊，這些湖泊包括全球最古老、最大型和最深的湖泊。 许多湖泊是有丰富 生物多樣性 的淡水 生态区，而其他的鹽鹼湖則存有高度特殊的生物体。 东非大裂谷的湖泊是以在其中的水域中至少有800种 丽鱼 物种的进化而闻名的。 预计更多物种将被发现 [1]。 世界自然基金会 指定这些湖泊为其 全球200 重点生态保护区之一。 在这篇文章中，主要湖泊被列出，一般是以从北到南的顺序，并且 …

The Great Rift Valley (Swahili: Bonde la ufa) is a series of contiguous geographic depressions, approximately 6,000 or 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) in total length, the definition varying between sources, that runs from the southern Turkish Hatay Province in Asia, through the Red Sea, to Mozambique in Southeast Africa. [1][2] While the name ...

A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges produced by the action of a geologic rift. Rifts are formed as a result of the pulling apart of the lithosphere due to extensional tectonics. The linear depression may subsequently be further deepened by the forces of erosion.

The African Great Lakes system, (in blue) Map of larger region including the East African Rift and the entire so-called Great Rift Valley The African Great Lakes (Swahili: Maziwa Makuu; Kinyarwanda: Ibiyaga bigari) are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift.

Pages in category "Lakes of the Great Rift Valley" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley lakes, located at an elevation of 1,754 m (5,755 ft) above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park. The lake's abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously lined the shore.

It contains the Rift Valley lakes, which include some of the deepest lakes in the world (up to 1,470 metres deep at Lake Tanganyika). Much of this area is inside national parks. The African Great Lakes are a series of lakes formed by the tectonic action …

2018年8月8日 · The Rift Valley Lakes refer to a cluster of lakes lying within the East African Rift which spans all the way from Ethiopia to Malawi. Most of these lakes are among the largest, oldest, and deepest lakes on the planet today.

The African Great Lakes (Swahili: Maziwa Makuu) are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift.