Which of the following statements regarding inland lakes of Central and East Africa are correct? 1. Lake Nayasa is the southernmost major lake of the East African Rift system, bounded by Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. 2. Lake Albert lies along the Albertine Rift on the international border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 3. Lake Chad is an endorheic lake located in Central Africa whose basin touches Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. 4. Lake Turkana, the world's largest permanent desert lake, is located entirely within the high mountainous terrain of central Algeria. Select the answer using the code given below: |ForumIAS

[A] 1, 2 and 3

[B] 1 and 3 only

[C] 2 and 4 only

[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Lake Malawi (Lake Niassa) occupies the southern terminus of the Western Rift Valley, surrounded by Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Statement 2 is correct: Lake Albert (formerly Lake Mobutu Sese Seko) sits in the Albertine Rift on the Uganda-DRC border, fed by the Victoria Nile and draining into the White Nile.
Statement 3 is correct: Lake Chad sits in a vast internal drainage (endorheic) basin surrounded by four nations: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
Statement 4 is incorrect: Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf) is located in the Kenyan Rift Valley in northern Kenya (with its northern tip extending into Ethiopia), not in Algeria.