[:ja]リッキー・アーノルド宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したマラウイ、タンザニア、モザンビークにまたがるマラウイ湖（ニアサ湖）です。
マラウイ湖は、アフリカ東南部にある湖で、アフリカ東部を縦断する大地溝帯（グレート・リフト・バレー）の南端部に位置します。面積はアフリカで3番目、世界で9番目の広さで、アフリカで2番目に深い湖です。マラウイ湖は特にシクリッド科に属する魚（アフリカン・シクリッド、特にムブナやティラピアなど）が豊富なことで知られ、多くの固有種を含む800種以上のシクリッドが生息しています。これは同じ大地溝帯にあるタンガニーカ湖やヴィクトリア湖のそれを上る種数です。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Ricky Arnold’s Tweet
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.541: Lake Malawi🇲🇼🇹🇿🇲🇿
Astronaut Ricky Arnold captured from ISS Lake Malawi (Nyasa, Nyassa, Niassa) which shares borders of Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique.
Lake Malawi is at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley and is the ninth largest lake in the world and second deepest lake in Africa. It is noted for being the site of evolutionary radiations among several groups of animals, most notably cichlid fish. There are at least 800 cichlid species in the lake.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Ricky Arnold’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.541: Lake Malawi🇲🇼🇹🇿🇲🇿
Astronaut Ricky Arnold captured from ISS Lake Malawi (Nyasa, Nyassa, Niassa) which shares borders of Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique.
Lake Malawi is at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley and is the ninth largest lake in the world and second deepest lake in Africa. It is noted for being the site of evolutionary radiations among several groups of animals, most notably cichlid fish. There are at least 800 cichlid species in the lake.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Ricky Arnold’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]