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A trip to Tanganyika Lake with Evelyne.
From Paris to Tanganyika Lake. | ||
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The Tanganydro Expedition took place in Zaire (now Democratic Congo) on the northern shore of Tanganyika lake from February 13 th to March 6 th 1996. I have participated in this scientific journey which was organized by geologists of the University of Paris VI . |
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Lake Tanganyika is located in eastern Zaire, in the South Kivu district. It is 1600 kilometers long and 1460 meters deep. Some deep vents were detected in this lake several years ago (Refs. 1-2). We left Paris on February 13 th of 1996 to land at Bujumbura , the capital of Burundi. After few days of preparation, we crossed the border between Zaire and Burundi and reached Uvira town. We travelled on the lake by zodiac from Uvira to the site of Pemba. | ||
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There we camped on the beach near a small village. We were fifteen scientists from different countries (Canadian, French, Zairan and Burundi) surrounded by a crowd of curious children . |
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Everywhere we looked, we could see the Burundi shore on the other side of the Tanganyika Lake. | ||
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Full Map of Africa
Tanganyika Lake South Kivu
district
Burundi shore viewed from Zaire
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