- Nyasa, Lake
- geographical name — see Malawi (Lake)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Nyasa, Lake
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Nyasa, Lake — ▪ lake, Africa also called Lake Malaŵi, lake, southernmost and third largest of the East African Rift Valley lakes of East Africa, lying in a deep trough mainly within Malaŵi. The lake s middle line and its northern and eastern shores… … Universalium
Nyasa,Lake — Ny·as·a (nī ăsʹə, nyäʹsä), Lake also Lake Malawi A lake of southeast central Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi. It was named by David Livingstone in 1899. * * * … Universalium
Nyasa, Lake — … Useful english dictionary
lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) … Universalium
Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly … Universalium
Lake Malawi — View from orbit Coordinates … Wikipedia
Nyasa — Nyasa, also spelled Nyassa or Niassa, is a common word for lake in the languages spoken around what is now known as Lake Malawi. In the colonial period that lake was called Lake Nyasa and Malawi was named Nyasaland. Categories: Geography of… … Wikipedia
Nyasa — [nyä′sä, nī as′ə] Lake another name for MALAWI Lake … English World dictionary
Malombe, Lake — ▪ lake, Malaŵi lake fed and drained by the Shire River in southern Malaŵi. It lies in a broken depression running northwest from Lake Chilwa to Lake Nyasa (Nyasa, Lake), parallel to the Shire Rift Valley. The lake is fed by the Shire River… … Universalium
Lake Rukwa — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Rukwa image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = southwestern Tanzania coords = coord|8|00|S|32|25|E|region:TZ type:waterbody|display=inline,title type = alkaline inflow = outflow … Wikipedia
