Q. Which of the following statements with regard to Lake Victoria, Lake Tana, and Lake Tanganyika is/are correct?
1.Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by surface area and the world’s second-largest freshwater lake, shared among Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
2.Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia, situated in the Amhara Region, and serves as the primary source of the Blue Nile.
3.Lake Tanganyika is the world’s longest freshwater lake, shared among Tanzania, DRC, Burundi, and Zambia, and drains into the Congo River system.
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Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Spanning , Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, the world’s largest tropical lake, and second only to Lake Superior among freshwater lakes by surface area. It is bordered by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
- Statement 2 is correct: Lake Tana sits at an elevation of in the Ethiopian Highlands and forms the primary hydrological source of the Blue Nile (Abbay River).
- Statement 3 is correct: Lake Tanganyika is the world’s longest freshwater lake (), second deepest (after Lake Baikal), shared by four countries, and empties west into the Lukuga River (tributary of the Congo River).
