5 Quick Facts About The Rift Valley Lakes, And Did You Know The Lakes Are A Freshwater Ecoregion In Africa?

The Rift Valley lakes are a series of lakes in the East African Rift valley that runs through Eastern Africa (from North Ethiopia to South Malawi) and include the Southern African Great Lakes.

Image of The Rift Valley Lakes taken from Nasa Earth Observatory.

The Rift Valley Lakes are some of the world's oldest, deepest, and largest lakes by area; also volume. Many are freshwater ecoregions, some are alkaline "soda lakes" supporting specialized organisms.

Below is a short video by NHNZ Media showing the Life Force of Africa's Rift Valley.

So what five Quick Facts did we learn about The Rift Valley Lakes:

• The Rift Valley Lakes are located in the Eastern Part of Africa. 
• They Run from the North of Ethiopia to the South of Malawi. 
• Also, we learn that The Rift Valley Lakes are some of the world's oldest, deepest and largest Lakes. 
• Many of the lakes are Freshwater ecoregions, some are also Alkaline Lakes with supporting many different specialized organisms.

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