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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 90 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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AFRICAN LAKES Length See also:

DEPTH

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AREA

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VOLUME

Volume in in in in million See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

Miles . Feet. sq. m. cub. ft . Max . Mean . See also:

Victoria See also:

NYANZA (from the ancient Bantu root word anza, a river or lake)

Nyanza 200 240 .. 26,200 5,800,000 See also:

NYASA

Nyasa 350 2580 .. 14,200 396,000,000 See also:

TANGANYIKA (a name said by V. L. Cameron to signify a " mixing-place ")

Tanganyika . 420 2100 ..

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