Lake Malawi National Park is located in eastern Malawi across the lake from Mozambique. It has an area of 94 km2. Located at the southern end of Lake Malawi, the national park is home to hundreds of endemic fish species. Their importance for studying evolution is comparable to that of the finches of the Galapagos Islands.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this entry
Cite this entry
(2020). Lake Malawi National Park, Malawi. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_1318
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_1318
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-2537-3
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-2538-0
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceReference Module Physical and Materials ScienceReference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences