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'''[[Lake Mweru Wantipa]]''' or '''Mweru-wa-Ntipa''' meaning "muddy lake" (also called 'Mweru Marsh') is a lake and [[Zambezian flooded grasslands|swamp]] system in the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]]. It has been regarded in the past as something of mystery, displaying fluctuations in water level and salinity {{TFAFULL|Lake Mweru Wantipa}}
'''[[Lake Mweru Wantipa]]''' or '''Mweru-wa-Ntipa''' meaning "muddy lake" (also called 'Mweru Marsh') is a lake and [[Zambezian flooded grasslands|swamp]] system in the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]]. It has been regarded in the past as something of mystery, displaying fluctuations in water level and salinity which were not entirely explained by variation in rainfall levels; it has been known to dry out almost completely. Lake Mweru Wantipa is a rift valley lake lying in a branch of the East African Rift, running from the Luapula River to Lake Tanganyika. {{TFAFULL|Lake Mweru Wantipa}}
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 21 December 2016

Lake Mweru Wantipa or Mweru-wa-Ntipa meaning "muddy lake" (also called 'Mweru Marsh') is a lake and swamp system in the Northern Province of Zambia. It has been regarded in the past as something of mystery, displaying fluctuations in water level and salinity which were not entirely explained by variation in rainfall levels; it has been known to dry out almost completely. Lake Mweru Wantipa is a rift valley lake lying in a branch of the East African Rift, running from the Luapula River to Lake Tanganyika. (Full article...)