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fiogf49gjkf0d TANZANIA IS SITUATED IN EASTERN AFRICA, COVERING AN AREA OF
945,050SQ KM. IT IS BORDERED BY THE INDIAN OCEAN TO THE
EAST, KENYA AND UGANDA TO THE NORTH, RWANDA, ZAIRE, BURUNDI
AND ZAMBIA TO THE WEST AND FINALLY MALAWI AND MOZAMBIQUE TO
THE SOUTH.
TANZANIA COMPRISES MAINLY OF PLAINS AND PLATEAUS. ALONG THE
COASTAL AREAS TENDS TO BE LOW-LYING AND NARROW. TWISTING
FROM NORTH TO SOUTHWEST LIES THE MOUNTAIN SYSTEM, FORMED BY
THE UFIPA PLATEAU, THE RUNGWE MOUNTAINS AND THE MBEYA
RANGE. NEARER TO THE COAST LIE THE PARE AND USAMBARA
MOUNTAINS. KILIMANJARO IS THE HIGHEST POINT IN AFRICA AT
5895M.
THE KIPENGERE AND LIVINGSTONE MOUNTAINS SURMOUNT LAKE NYASA
IN THE SOUTH. FORMING PART OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST
CONTINENTAL RIFT SYSTEM IS LAKE TANGANYIKA, THE SECOND
DEEPEST LAKE IN THE WORLD AT 1433M.
OL DOINYO LENGAI, TO THE WEST OF KILIMANJARO, IS THE ONLY
ACTIVE VOLCANO IN THE COUNTRY. THE PANGANI VALLEY AND THE
MALAGARASI SWAMP STRETCH FROM KILIMANJARO TO THE INDIAN
OCEAN. LAKE VICTORIA AND TWO OTHER LAKES REST ON THE
BORDERS OF TANZANIA. THE CONGO, THE NILE AND THE ZAMBEZI
RIVERS, ALL HAVE ORIGINS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT PERMANENT
RIVERS ARE RARE.
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