A rift lake is a lake formed as a result of subsidence related to movement on faults within a rift zone, an area of extensional tectonics in the continental crust. They are often found within rift valleys and may be very deep.

The Rift Valley lakes are a series of lakes in the East African Rift valley that runs through eastern Africa from Ethiopia in the north to Malawi in the south, and includes the African Great Lakes in the south. These include some of the world's oldest lakes, deepest lakes, largest lakes by area, and largest lakes by volume.

Lake Baikal[a] is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.

Aug 8, 2018 · The Rift Valley Lakes refer to a cluster of lakes lying within the East African Rift which spans all the way from Ethiopia to Malawi. Most of these lakes are among the largest, oldest, and deepest lakes on the planet today.

Jan 4, 2024 · Lake Baikal, the rift lake over the Baikal Rift Valley in Siberia, is the deepest and oldest freshwater lake in the world. The deepest parts of Lake Baikal are 1,642 meters (5,387 feet), and are getting deeper every year.

Jul 18, 2019 · The Ethiopian Rift Valley, also referred to as the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia, is situated between the Ethiopian Highlands, in the central part of the country. The lakes within the Ethiopian Rift Valley support great biodiversity and are of …

Protecting the lakes from pollution, invasive species and development is a WWF priority in Africa. Twisting down the two arms of the Great Rift Valley – the Eastern Rift Valley and Western (or Albertine) Rift Valley – one finds some of the oldest, largest and deepest lakes in the world.

Feb 2, 2025 · In this guide, I’ll outline 17 of the most spectacular Great Rift Valley lakes in East Africa. I’ll cover some of the most popular lakes including Lake Victoria, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Malawi, and Lake Kivu as well as a few lesser-known lakes.

Jul 16, 2019 · The Rift Valley Lakes of Kenya Pelicans at Lake Nakuru, Kenya. The East African Rift Valley hosts some of the world’s largest and deepest lakes. The Kenyan section of this rift valley is home to eight lakes including three freshwater and five saline lakes.

The rift valley lakes are associated with beautiful landscape changing from grassland to riverine vegetation north of the Lake Albert. The rift valley lake region is dotted with a number of craters formed after the movement of the plates of the earth crust millions of years ago during tectonic movement that lead to the formation of the rift valley.