May 21, 2018 · Malawi, Lake (formerly Lake Nyasa) Lake in the Great Rift Valley of e central Africa, bordered by Tanzania (n), Mozambique (e) and Malawi (s and w). First sighted by the explorer …

Livingstone, David (1813–1873)Livingstone, David (1813–1873), Scottish physician and explorer. David Livingstone was possibly the greatest of all African missionaries, explorers, and antislavery …

May 14, 2018 · With a depleted entourage Livingstone pushed north from Lake Nyasa, discovering Lake Mweru in November 1867 and Lake Bangweulu in July 1868, before reaching Lake Tanganyika in …

Lake Formation A natural lake is a fairly large body of water occupying an inland basin (low-lying geographic area). Lakes cover only about 1 percent of the continents, and contain less than 0.02 …

In 1861, two years after British explorer David Livingstone reached Lake Nyasa, Anglican missionaries entered the area. The White Fathers began evangelizing Malawi in 1889, but tribal wars, disputes …

A son, Alexander Keith Johnston, 1844–79, carried on the work of the map-publishing house founded by his father. He assisted (1873–75) in a survey of Paraguay and died in Africa while leading an …

Frederick John Dealtry LugardFrederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858-1945), was a British imperialist and colonial administrator in Africa. He made significant contributions to the theory …

Lakeshore Tonga ETHNONYMS: Chitonga, Kitonga, Siska, Sisya, Tonga, Western Nyasa Orientation Identification and Location. The Lakeshore Tonga live on the western shore of Lake Malawi between …

A typical example is the islands of Chisamula and Likoma in Lake Nyasa; they are located within the territorial waters of Portuguese Mozambique but are exclaves of Malawi. States entirely surrounded …

Throughout central Africa they were included in the designation "Nyasa," a term that referred to their educational accomplishments and occupational achievements. Settlements Historically, there has …