Lake Tanganyika is the second largest freshwater lake and second deepest after Lake Baikal in Siberia, and also the longest lake in the world.
The lake is located between four countries - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia, the DRC (45%) and Tanzania (41%).
Lake Tanganyika is the deepest freshwater lake in Africa and the second in the world with a maximum depth of 1470 meters (4823 ft).
Water flows into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean.
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