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The lake is the longest fresh water lake in the world (677km), and the second deepest (1433m), with over 250 species of fish. Its great age, isolation and stability have made it a marvelous evolutionary storehouse.

Nearly all of the lake's cichlids are unique as are some species of crabs, mollusks and crustaceans. All these make it a truly remarkable biological habitat.