🌊 Lake Mweru Wantipa

Zambia · Africa · 932 m · 8.70°S, 29.77°E

Lake Mweru Wantipa or Mweru-wa-Ntipa meaning "muddy lake" is a lake and swamp system in the Northern Province of Zambia. It has been regarded in the past as something of mystery, displaying fluctuations in water level and salinity which were not entirely explained by variation in rainfall levels; it has been known to dry out almost completely. This is compounded by its remoteness and it not receiving the same attention from geographers and geologists as its larger and more accessible neighbours, Lake Tanganyika, 25 km east, and Lake Mweru, 40 km west, with which its name is sometimes confused.

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Quick facts

Country	Zambia
Continent / region	Africa
Surface elevation	932 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	8.70°S, 29.77°E · view on map

Lake Mweru Wantipa sits at 932 m in Zambia, in Africa. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in Zambia

Lake Mweru · Lake Bangweulu · Mofwe Lagoon · Lake Ishiba Ng'andu · Lake Kashiba.

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