There are many lakes in the Rift Valley of Africa but the largest are: Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, Lake Turkana, Lake Albert, Lake Rukwa, Lake Mweru, Lake Kivu, and Lake Edward.
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Baikal ia a Fault Action/Rift Valley.
The Great Rift Valley is in Eastern Africa It surrounds lake Victoria
The best example of this is Lake Superior. Where the other Great Lakes were formed by erosion and the retreat of the glacial sheet. Lake Superior, however, is the remains of a rift valley that began forming about 1 million years ago from the Mid-Continental Rift.See the Superior Facts on the link to The Minnesota Sea Grant below.
Lake Tanganyika
lake tanganyika
The best example of this is Lake Superior. Where the other Great Lakes were formed by erosion and the retreat of the glacial sheet. Lake Superior, however, is the remains of a rift valley that began forming about 1 million years ago from the Mid-Continental Rift.See the Superior Facts on the link to The Minnesota Sea Grant below.
Lake Baikal in Siberia lies in a rift valley.
Lake Tanganyika is found in the Great Rift Valley. This lake is found in Tanzania which is a country located in East Africa.
The best example of this is Lake Superior. Where the other Great Lakes were formed by erosion and the retreat of the glacial sheet. Lake Superior, however, is the remains of a rift valley that began forming about 1 million years ago from the Mid-Continental Rift.See the Superior Facts on the link to The Minnesota Sea Grant below.
it is shallow