Lakes of Africa
Practice locating nine African lakes. Compare their shapes and positions on the study map, then try a quiz or printable worksheet.
About this selection9 places included
Nine selected African lakes; water levels and shorelines are generalized.
How this set is defined
This set contains the places listed below. It is a practice selection, not a complete list or a size ranking.
Not included
- Unlisted features
- Area, length or height rankings
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Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines. Small or unrepresented polygons use explicitly marked representative points. Use the text list as an equivalent answer method.
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Use each lake’s shape and its position among neighboring countries as clues. Compare nearby lakes together.
Lake shorelines can change as water levels rise or fall. The map shows simplified outlines for learning their locations.
Places and answers
Choose a place from this set. Typed answers accept its listed English name and alternatives; historical names and unlisted abbreviations are not accepted automatically.
| Place | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Albert | Lake Albert; Albert | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
| Lake Chad | Lake Chad; Chad | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
| Lake Edward | Lake Edward; Edward | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
| Lake Kivu | Lake Kivu; Kivu | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
| Lake Malawi | Lake Malawi; Lake Nyasa; Nyasa | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
| Lake Tana | Lake Tana; Tana | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
| Lake Tanganyika | Lake Tanganyika; Tanganyika | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
| Lake Turkana | Lake Turkana; Turkana | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
| Lake Victoria | Lake Victoria; Victoria | Lake shorelines and water levels may change with the seasons. |
Sources and map notes
equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines. Small or unrepresented polygons use explicitly marked representative points. Use the text list as an equivalent answer method.
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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