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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:river
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Zambia
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Lake_Tanganyika
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gptkbp:drainedBy
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gptkb:Congo_River
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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freshwater basin
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lake Tanganyika Basin
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gptkbp:importantFor
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gptkb:fish
gptkb:transportation
drinking water supply
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gptkbp:includesCountry
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gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Zambia
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gptkbp:inflow
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gptkb:Kalambo_River
gptkb:Malagarasi_River
gptkb:Ruzizi_River
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gptkbp:lake
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~1,470 m (maximum)
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gptkbp:lakeAge
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9–12 million years
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gptkbp:lakeElevation
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773 m
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gptkbp:lakeLength
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~673 km
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gptkbp:lakeShoreline
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~1,828 km
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gptkbp:lakeSurfaceArea
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~32,900 km²
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gptkbp:lakeVolume
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~18,900 km³
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gptkbp:lakeWidth
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~72 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Africa
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gptkbp:mainRiverOutflow
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gptkb:Lukuga_River
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Kalemie
gptkb:Kigoma
gptkb:Mpulungu
Bujumbura
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gptkbp:notableFor
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biodiversity
endemic species
second deepest lake in the world
oldest African Great Lake
second largest by volume in the world
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:fish
cichlids
sardines
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:East_African_Rift
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:Nsumbu_National_Park
Gombe Stream National Park
Mahale Mountains National Park
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gptkbp:surface
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~231,000 km²
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gptkbp:threats
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climate change
overfishing
pollution
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Afrotropical_realm
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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