GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is
A
lake Victoria
B
lake Tanganyika
C
lake Malawi
D
Lake Rudolf
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya. Its area is 26, 828 square miles (69, 484 square km). Among the freshwater lakes of the world, it is exceeded in size only by Lake Superior in North America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both names allude to the grand scale of the lake – the largest in Africa, and second-largest in the world. Lake Victoria covers a gigantic area of 26, 600 square miles and has a coastline that runs for over 2, 000 miles around three countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lake Victoria, in East Africa, is the world’s largest tropical freshwater lake. At 68, 800km², it’s also the second largest freshwater lake in the world after Lake Superior in North America.

Detailed explanation-4: -Option A-Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake of the Great Lakes of North America. It has a surface area of 82, 103 square kilometres. This freshwater lake is considered to be the largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of area.

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