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Which of the following major African lakes is classified as an endorheic lake, meaning its basin has no outlet to any sea or ocean?

  1. Lake ChadAnswer
  2. B
    Lake Victoria
  3. C
    Lake Tanganyika
  4. D
    Lake Malawi

Answer

Lake Chad is an endorheic lake in Africa that has no river outlet flowing into a sea or ocean.
Lake Chad is a prominent endorheic lake in Africa located within an internal drainage basin. Water leaving the lake occurs primarily through evaporation and infiltration rather than through an outflowing river to an ocean.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Define an endorheic (inland drainage) lake
An endorheic lake occupies a closed hydrological basin that retains water and has no surface outflow to an ocean or sea.
Understanding the fundamental classification of drainage basins.
2
Analyze the discharge outlets of the given African lakes
Lake Victoria feeds the Nile River (Mediterranean Sea), Lake Tanganyika feeds the Congo River system (Atlantic Ocean), and Lake Malawi feeds the Zambezi River (Indian Ocean). Only Lake Chad collects river inflow without any external outlet to the sea.
Identifying the outlet pathways of major African lakes.

Key Concept

Endorheic Drainage Basins in Africa
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