Lake Malawi is located in southeastern Africa between the three countries of Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi, with the west and south coasts to Malawi, the northeast coast to Tanzania and the eastern part to Mozambique. This lake is also known as Lake Nyasa, which means “lake” in African, and it also has small islands. It is also sometimes referred to as Livingston Lake because of a description of the beautiful lake by the Scottish tourist David Livingston in 1859.
Lake Malawi is 560 km long and 75 km wide, so it must be said that Lake Malawi is a long lake. The total area of the lake is about 29,604 square kilometers and is the third largest lake in Africa and the tenth largest lake in the world. Lake Malawi is 472 meters above sea level. The water of 14 permanent rivers flows into Lake Malawi, the largest of which is the Rohuho River.
The average depth of Lake Malawi is 292 meters and the maximum depth of the lake is 704 meters. Lake Malawi is the third deepest freshwater lake in the world, after Lake Baikal and Lake Tanganyika, the deepest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Malawi is also one of the oldest lakes on Earth, with a lifespan of at least 5 million years and a diameter of Lake Malawi sediments estimated at 4 km in diameter.
Economically, Lake Malawi is very valuable to the inhabitants around the lake and its most important export product is Malawian Cichlids (a special type of fish for this lake). It is reported that more than ten thousand tons of fish are caught annually from this lake.
When you stare at the clear waters of Lake Malawi and see the colorful fish in it, you just realize what amazement means. The biodiversity of this lake is more than any other lake on the planet, in other words, Lake Malawi has more fish than any other lake on the planet. Between 600 and 200 species of fish have been reported in the lake, and it is interesting to note that 80% of these fish are native to Lake Malawi, meaning that they can only be found in the lake. Lake Malawi can be considered the largest, most beautiful and colorful freshwater aquarium in the world. Eagles, rhinos, insects, as well as various crocodiles are other species of animals that have chosen Lake Malawi as their habitat and have made this place suitable for various animal lovers.
The water of Lake Malawi is very clear, so that the visible depth reaches more than 15 meters, and if algal blooms do not occur, this depth can reach 20 to 25 meters. This depth in hydrothermal fish ponds is about 25 cm from the wrist to the human elbow. But if you look into it from the top of Lake Malawi, you can see even the fish that are swimming at a depth of 15 meters, and this is one of the wonders of the world.
In addition to fishing or adventure tours, activities such as scuba diving, boating, yoga, various types of water sports, visiting villages and rural life around the lake and even lying on the beach and relieving mental stress, are among the activities that are associated with Doing them by Lake Malawi will fill your body with positive energy.
The water temperature of this lake fluctuates between 23 and 28 degrees most of the time. Lake Malawi has a pH of 7.8 to 8.5, depending on the amount of CO2 dissolved in the lake water. Usually on days when the lake is rough and the water is well aerated, the P.H is higher and when the weather is calm the water has a lower P.H. Do not forget that the water of this lake is not acidic. Furthermore, the water of Lake Malawi is relatively hard, and this may be the reason why its water is alkaline.
If you want to buy a plane ticket to Tanzania to see Lake Malawi and spend your free time with this precious natural gem, do not worry about your accommodation at all. Very cozy cottages and houses are provided in many parts of the lake, which seem to be good places to relax and stay. Pulmani Lodge and Kaya Mawa are some of the most luxurious places to relax and stay.
Bays such as Senga and Nkhata, along with islands such as Likoma and Mumbo, are the jewels of Lake Malawi. In these places, great peace reigns and a feeling of security and comfort will pervade your whole being.
