Lake Mweru
| Mweru Talaab Ziwa Mweru | |
|---|---|
 Talaab ke south ke hissa, space se, June 1993 | |
  Mweru Talaab Ziwa Mweru  Mweru Talaab Ziwa Mweru | |
| Coordinates | 9°00′S 28°43′E / 9.000°S 28.717°E |
| Rakam | Rift Valley lakes |
| Khaas inflows | Luapula River Kalungwishi River |
| Primary outflows | Luvua River |
| Basin ke des | DR Congo and Zambia |
| Max. lambaai | 131 km (81 mi) |
| Max. chaurraai | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Surface area | 5,120 km2 (1,980 sq mi) |
| Average gahiraai | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Max. gahiraai | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Water volume | 38.2 km3 (31,000,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 436 km (271 mi) |
| Unchaai | 917 m (3,009 ft) |
| Islands | Kilwa Island Isokwe Island |
| Basti | Nchelenge, Kashikishi, Chiengi, Pweto, Kilwa, Lukonzolwa |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Mweru Talaab (iske Mwelu aur Mwero bji spell karaa jaae hae) ek mitthaa paani waala talaab hae jon Congo Naddi ke sab se lambaa arm aur Africa ke duusra sab se lambaa naddi hae. Ii Zambia aur Democratic Republic of the Congo ke border ke biich me hae, aur ii Congo Naddi ke 110 kilometres (68 mi) lambaai bane hae . Ii Luapula Naddi (upstream) aur Luvua Naddi (downstream) ke biich ke hissa hae.[1]
Mweru ke matlab Bantu bhasa me 'lake' hae aur ii kaaran se iske khaali 'Mweru' bhi bola jaae hae.[2]
- ↑ Google Earth accessed 29 March 2007. When in flood Lake Bangweulu and its swamps may temporarily have a larger area, but not a larger volume.
- ↑ The Northern Rhodesia Journal online at NZRAM.org: J B W Anderson: "Kilwa Island and the Luapula." Vol II, No. 3 pp87–88 (1954)