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	Lake Mweru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Mweru (located at 9°10′ S 28°30′ E) is a lake located on the border between Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 150 km west of the southern end of Lake Tanganyika.
		It is mainly fed by the Luapula River, which comes in through swamps to the south of the lake, and to the north the lake is drained by the Luvua River, which leads to the Lualaba River and thence to the Congo.
		The lake has long been isolated, but a tarred road was built to the lakeside village Nchelenge in 1987, and the population around the lake has grown, much of it exploiting the rich fishery of the lake.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Mweru (189 words)

	BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA - LoveToKnow Article on BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lake Mweru and Lake Bangweulu are respectively 3000 and 3760 ft. above sea-level; Lake Chilwa is 1946 ft. in altitude.
		Finally may be mentioed the tract of elevated country between Lake Bangweulu and the river Luapula, and between Lake Baugweulu and the basin of the Luangwa; and also the Lukinga (Mushinga) or Ugwara Mountains of North Western Rhodesia, which attain perhaps to altitudes of 6ooo ft.
		The nearest approach to a desert is the rather dry land to the east a~nd north-east of Lake Mweru.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BRITISH_CENTRAL_AFRICA.htm (3083 words)

	RIVER and LAKE
		Lake Victoria, the largest of all African Lakes, with a surface area of 68,800 square km is also the second widest freshwater body in the world.
		The lake water is drained at a rate of about 600 cubic metres per second into the Victoria Nile which flows northward via Lake Albert and the White Nile forming the uppermost reaches of the Nile River.
		The lake basin is used as a source of food, energy, drinking and irrigation water, shelter, transport, and as a repository for human, agricultural and industrial waste.
	earth.esa.int /riverandlake/samples/samples_africa_lakevictoria.htm (490 words)

	Lake Albert -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lake Albert – also Albert Nyanza and formerly Lake (Click link for more info and facts about Mobutu Sese Seko) Mobutu Sese Seko – is one of the (A group of 5 lakes in central North America) Great Lakes of Africa.
		Lake Albert is part of the complicated system of the upper (The world's longest river (4180 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization) Nile.
		At the southern end of the lake, where the Semliki comes in, there are (Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog) swamps, while a range of hills called the Blue Mountains tower over the northwestern shore.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/La/Lake_Albert.htm (262 words)

	::Bolshe.ru::Africa. Страница 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lakes of the broad type are of moderate depth, the deepest sounding in Victoria Nyanza being under 50 fathoms.
		Apart from the seasonal variations of level, most of the lakes show periodic fluctuations, while a progressive desiccation of the whole region is said to be traceable, tending to the ultimate disappearance of the lakes.
		Besides the East African lakes the principal are:—-Lake Chad, in the northern area of inland drainage; Bangweulu and Mweru, traversed by the head-stream of the Congo; and Leopold II.
	www.bolshe.ru /unit/5,10/books/7036/s/2&next=1 (1497 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Mweru Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mweru, Lake, central Africa, on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		Lake, large, inland body of fresh or salty standing water.
		Lakes are distinguished from bodies of water such as bays and gulfs, and some seas, that...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Mweru_Lake.html (116 words)

	Sunvil Discovery Africa - Zambia - Guide On Line - Chapter 14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lake Tanganyika is one of a series of geologically old lakes that have filled areas of the main East African Rift Valley.
		Lake Tanganyika, and the other lakes in the rift valley, continue to fascinate both zoologists and aquarists as they have evolved their own endemic species of fish.
		This is a small town near the shores of Lake Mweru, which is the base for a thrice-weekly ferry service out to the two populated islands in the lake: Kilwa and Isokwe.
	www.sunvil.co.uk /africa/zambia/guidebook/ch14.htm (6568 words)

	Encyclopedia: Lake Mweru
		A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.
		Fishermen on Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East).
		The Rift Valley Lakes are a group of lakes formed by the Great Rift Valley of eastern Africa.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lake-Mweru (400 words)

	BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA - Online Information article about BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
		Lake Tanganyika is about 2600 ft. above sea-level, with a length of about 400 M. and an average breadth of nearly 40 M. Lake Mweru and Lake Bangweulu are respectively 3000 and 3760 ft. above sea-level; Lake Chilwa is 1946 ft. in altitude.
		clump of mountainous country lying between the river Shire, the river Ruo, Lake Chilwa and the south end of Lake Nyasa; (2) Angoniland—a stretch of elevated country to the west of Lake Nyasa and the north-west of the river I The nomenclature of several of these rivers is perplexing.
		Livingstone's subsequent journeys, to the south end of Tanganyika, to Lake Mweru and to Lake Bangweulu (where he died in 1873), opened up this important part of South Central Africa and centred in it British interests in a very particular manner.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BRI_BUN/BRITISH_CENTRAL_AFRICA.html (5155 words)

	Alpha Centauri's Universe: Earth Image Archive - Lake Mweru
		The southern end of Lake Mweru, a large freshwater lake with a maximum depth of at least 80 feet (25 meters), is visible in this near-vertical, color infrared photograph.
		The lake, noted for its large fisheries, is part of the Bangweulu wetland system and the Luapula River, which flows northward through the lake and is a headstream of the Zaire (Congo) River.
		Visible west of the lake is the northern portion of the Kundelungu Mountains, a range of low mountains and escarpments, through which a roadway or railroad right-of-way winds between some of the more elevated landforms.
	www.earthandspace.info /contents/earth0157b.htm (213 words)

	Lake Tanganyika, Zambia
		Lake Tanganyika is the world’s longest and second deepest lake.
		Lake Tanganyika’s ancient origins and long isolation are thought to be the reason for the development and evolution of a number of indigenous and unique fish species.
		The area surrounding the lake is mountainous with vast undeveloped plains.
	www.go2africa.com /zambia/northern-zambia/lake-tanganyika (175 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Congo (river)
		Lake Mweru drains into the Luvua in DRC.
		The Lualaba is joined by the Lufira at Lake Upemba and flows north to meet the Luvua in northern Katanga, an administrative region of the DRC.
		As the Congo narrows again, the capitals of DRC and Republic of the Congo face each other from opposite banks of the river—Kinshasa, DRC, on the south bank and Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, on the north.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /text_761553048___2/Congo_(river).html (769 words)

	Alendo Travel and Tours
		Lake Mweru, this truly beautiful lake is located on the far north-west border of Zambia and is shared more or less equally with Zaire/DRC.
		The lake has played a pivotal role in the history of Africa over the millennia as a central migration and transportation route, a route of discovery and exploration, slavery, involvement in the World wars of the 20th century and as home to a host of endemic fauna and flora.
		The area surrounding this huge human-made lake is one of outstanding beauty and is unique in the quantity of nature reserves, wildlife and the huge tiger fish found in the waters of this lake.
	www.alendotravel.com.zm /lakes.html (222 words)

	MSN Encarta - Congo (river)
		In Zambia, the Chambeshi and other headstreams drain into Lake Bangweulu, a shallow lake surrounded by large swamps.
		The waters of Lake Bangweulu overflow into the Luapula, which forms the border between Zambia and DRC and flows into Lake Mweru.
		To the west, in southern DRC, the Lualaba and its headstreams rise in the highlands of the Katanga region.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553048/Congo_(river).html (582 words)

	Lake Mweru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Not so long ago there were just a few villages dotted around the lake, but as the tar road arrived in Nchelenge in 1987, so the population increased as people began to make a living from the wealth of the Lake.
		The lake has spawned a dynamic population, rich in culture, fervent in trade and colourful in nature.
		The lake is chemically very fertile and contributes substantially to the fishing industry in Zambia.
	www.zambiatourism.com /travel/places/lakmweru.htm (241 words)

	Times of Zambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is the longest fresh water lake in the world with a total length of 675 kilometres and is 1,400 metres deep in some areas, making it the second deepest lake in the world; after Lake Baikal of Russia.
		Lake Tanganyika has two unique snake species confined to this part of the world, the Tanganyika water cobra and the Tanganyika water snake.
		If you do intend to visit Lake Tanganyika bear in mind it’s a special place in the world and why it deserves to be utilised wisely by the citizens of all the states that share its waters.
	www.times.co.zm /news/viewnews.cgi?category=8&id=1001875570 (1288 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To the west of the lake basin, the land slopes gently upwards to a range of highly dissected hills of granites, quartz, and porphyrites.
		Cropping of crocodile was undertaken in 1980 and 1981.
		Carrying capacity of the lake was estimated to be in excess of 4,000.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/sample/0248p.htm (527 words)

	Trip 05 - journal - web version
		The road was in very poor condition, and it took me most of the day to reach the lakeshore, and I had to camp next to the police station in one of the local villages - apparently the area wasn't too safe with lots of refugees coming over the border from Zaire.
		Leaving the camp early, I then drove inland towards Lake Tanzania - passing between Lake Mweru and what maps at the time called Mweru Marsh - but - since it had filled with water - was really Lake Mweru-Wantipa.
		This has one of the most amazing areas to swim as the lake shore shelves extremely shallowly out, and the water is still only about 4 feet deep 50 metres from the shore.
	www.4-siteplanning.com /africanbirdtrips/trip-journals/trip05/trip05-journal-web.html (1016 words)

	Lavushi Mandla , Isangano, MweruWantipa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The swampland surrounding Lake Mweru Wantipa in the far northern part of the country is much the same as the swamps of the Bangweulu in its profusion of waterbirds during the rainy season.
		The lake is surrounded by local fishing villages.
		Mweru Wantipa National Park, adjacent to the lake, used to harbour vast herds of elephant but poaching however has depleted most of the wildlife although there are still some small herds of buffalo.
	www.zambiatourism.com /travel/greatvac/arbparks.htm (879 words)

	Luapula Province border dispute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He noted that as the frontier between Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo being situated in Lake Mweru and on the thalweg of the Luapula in a part of its course, it was appropriate for each of the Zairean riparian states to exercise their sovereign rights in the waters falling respectively under their jurisdiction.
		The maps showed the frontier deviating from the centre of the Lake and passing to the west of Kilwa Island, which the Belgians said, was a peninsula attached to Belgian territory.
		Lake Mweru, a fresh water lake was described by the famous Dr David Livingstone as a huge water body where 'a fl wall of mountains frowned its western side, but elsewhere its banks were flat.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Luapula-Province-border-dispute.htm (4053 words)

	Tour Zambia, Home of Zambian Safaris
		The lake is exploited more as a fish source than for its tourist potential.
		The main catches in the Lake are Cychlids (bream, tigerfish, yellow belly) and catfish.
		Samfya is the largest town on the Lake, developed in the mid 1900’s as a fishing village.
	www.tourzambia.com /natural-resources/lake-bangweulu.htm (482 words)

	zambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lake Tanganyika is 1½km deep, supposedly the second deepest rift on Earth, and its longest freshwater lake.
		The lake teems with over 600 species of tropical fish, and many lodges are particularly oriented towards the fishing fraternity.
		Shielded from the lake proper by a large sand dune behind, the lodge faces over lawns and a swimming pool towards the harbour and jetty.
	www.discovering-botswana.com /lake_tanganyika.htm (396 words)

	Alpha Centauri's Universe: Earth Image Archive - Lake Okeechobee
		In the 1960s, the Kissimmee River was shortened and channeled, and the lake was encircled by a huge dike to prevent its annual overflow.
		The areas around the lake were drained and crisscrossed by a network of canals, dikes, and raised roads.
		Since the 1960s, Lake Okeechobee has become a giant septic tank for runoff wastes and pesticides, yet it continues to serve as a holding pond for water that is now rationed to the Everglades.
	www.earthandspace.info /contents/earth0160b.htm (240 words)

	MODIS Website
		South of the lake, Zambia stretches to the south and west.
		Lake Mweru is west of the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika, and is also on the border between Zambia and the DRC.
		Due south of both is Lake Bangweulu and its swamps, while Lake Kariba is at the bottom of the image on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
	modis.gsfc.nasa.gov /gallery/individual.php?db_date=2005-06-18 (186 words)

	Management, co-management or no management? Major dilemmas in southern African freshwater fisheries. Part 2: Case ...
		The deepest part of the lake is a narrow trough with a maximum depth of 24 m close to and along the northeastern shore (Bos, 1995).
		In the southern half of the lake the shores are formed by beaches, and dambo’s (vlei), while the northern half, where the Kundelungu plateau meets the lake on both sides, is formed by relatively steep hills and escarpments interspersed with small beaches that serve as landing places for boats.
		Mean annual lake levels range over three metres, while highest minimum and maximum levels recorded at the gauge in Nchelenge in the south of the lake range 6.2 m (Figure 3A).
	www.fao.org /docrep/006/y5056e/y5056e05.htm (763 words)

	Lake Climatologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lakes in the former USSR: Lake Ladoga Lake Onega and Lake Baikal
		African Lakes: Lake Malawi Lake Mweru Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria
		Lakes in the former USSR: Lake ladoga Lake Onega
	www.met.ed.ac.uk /~johnm/Climatologies/climatologies.shtml (368 words)

	Satellite Radar Altimetry: Global Reservoir and Lake Elevation Database - Lake Mweru
		Shown above are relative lake height variations computed from TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P) and Jason-1 altimetry with respect to a 10 year mean level derived from T/P altimeter observations.
		The top panel displays the raw height variations ((open circles denote potential icy or calm-water conditions, large error bars may denote noise or dry lake-bed conditions), while the height variation time series in the lower panel has been smoothed with a median type filter to eliminate outliers and reduce high frequency noise.
		The USDA/NASA/Raytheon/UMD team acknowledges the AVISO data center at CNES and the NASA Physical Oceanography DAAC for the provision of the TOPEX/POSEIDON and Jason altimetric datasets.
	www.pecad.fas.usda.gov /cropexplorer/global_reservoir/gr_regional_chart.cfm?regionid=safrica&reservoir_name=Mweru (172 words)

	Lake Mweru Wantipa - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lake Mweru Wantipa - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Lake Mweru Wantipa is a lake in northern Zambia.
		Not to be confused with its nearby neighbor, Lake Mweru, Mweru Wantipa lies between Mweru and Lake Tanganyika.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Lake_Mweru_Wantipa (90 words)

	anb462-e07
		Lake Mweru covers an area of some 5,200 sq.
		He’s been reduced to unemployment by the refugees and the Congolese displaced persons who, for nearly four years, have been living around the shore of Lake Mweru, which shares a common border with Congo RDC and Zambia.
		People living around the lake also complain that the papyrus used to manufacture beds and doors for their houses is also being destroyed by the refugees.
	ospiti.peacelink.it /anb-bia/nr462/e07.html (821 words)

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