Great Lakes (Africa)

The African Great Lakes are a series of lakes in and around the Great Rift Valley. They include Lake Victoria, the world's third largest lake.

The Great Lakes are:

• Lake Malawi (also called Lake Nyasa)
• Lake Tanganyika
• Lake Victoria

Additional large lakes in the region include:

• Lake Albert
• Lake Edward
• Lake Kivu

The lakes cover parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda.