Lake Mweru
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Lake Mweru (located at Template:Coor dm) is a lake located on the border between Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 150 km west of the southern end of Lake Tanganyika. It is approximately 96 km long and 45 km wide, with its long end oriented northeast/southwest, and lies at an elevation of 917 m.
It is mainly fed by the Luapula River, which comes in through swamps to the south of the lake and the Kalyngwishi River, and to the north the lake is drained by the Luvua River, which leads to the Lualaba River and thence to the Congo.
Many fishing villages dot its shores, on which the town of Nchelenge also lies. It is home to two large islands: Kilwa Island and Isokwe. The lake has long been isolated, but a tarred road was built to Nchelenge in 1987, and the population around the lake has grown, much of it exploiting the rich fishery of the lake.