On Africa’s eastern coast Tanzania stretches across 365,755 square miles 947,300 square kilometers Its capital Dodoma stands in the center The Indian Ocean crashes on the country’s eastern shore Off the coast Tanzania’s islands of Zanzibar Pemba and Mafia rise from the ocean Kenya and Uganda border northern Tanzania Rwanda and Burundi are Tanzania’s northwestern neighbors To the west Lake Tanganyika stands between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Southwestern Tanzania touches Zambia Lake Nyasa forms part of Tanzania’s southwestern border with Malawi Mozambique sits directly south Uganda Rwanda Burundi Lake Tanganyika Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia 4 Where Is Tanzania
Lake Victoria Did you know The enormous Lake Victoria forms much of Tanzania’s northern border with Uganda Its area makes it the second-largest freshwater lake in the world Kenya Tanzania W N S E Dodoma Indian Ocean Malawi Lake Nyasa Mozambique 5
Serengeti Plain Along the coast low plains spread across the land This is Tanzania’s warmest and rainiest region From the plains the land rises into a broad plateau through central Tanzania The plateau stretches across much of the country Savannahs cover this hot dry region The most famous the Serengeti Plain sits in the north between Lake Victoria and Tanzania’s eastern mountains 6 The Land
The East African Rift Valley cuts through western and central Tanzania This system created many of the country’s northern and southern mountains It also carved deep valleys into the earth Many of these have filled with water to form lakes such as Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa East African Rift Valley 7
