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History to just specify the area:

Lake Malawi stretches for approximately 580 km, while its width varies between 30 and 80 km. It is one of the largest lakes in the world because it ranks fifth in terms of volume with 7 km³ and in ninth position in terms of surface with 29 km².

One of the important points of the physical characteristics of this lake is that on 90% of its extent the bottom is at a depth of over 100 meters. The maximum depth is 706 meters for an average depth of 264 meters.

Le Lake Malawi is a lake byEast Africa, formerly known as Nyasa Lake, Lake Nyassa or Lake Niassa Mozambique. It is the southernmost of the lakes of the rift valley. Third African lake by size, it ranks fifth in the ranking of the world's great lakes in terms of volume. The shores of Lake Malawi are divided between three states: Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.

A special feature of Lake Malawi is the exceptional richness of its aquatic fauna, which has more species than any other lake. The family of cichlids, in particular, almost completely endemic, is very represented, with more than a thousand different species estimated - we know today about 800. We find in this lake, for example, two well-known genera, the Pseudotropheus and Labeotropheus (commonly called Mbuna or M'buna), who are there endemic. These are fish very much appreciated by the aquarists for their colors worthy of marine species, and for their varied and interesting behavior.

This lake is subjected to strong temperature variations due to the regular rhythm of the seasonal cycles prevailing in this much more southern latitude than those of the lakes Tanganyika et Victoria.