Granite Formations and Lake Victoria
by Joel Gill, King's College London/Geology for Global Development, London, United Kingdom
Busisi is on the edge of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, a ferry port to the large urban centre of Mwanza, well known for it's granite rock formations. The climate of the region has resulted in extensive weathering of the granite outcrops, forming a distinctive landscape.
Taken on 20
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2016
Submitted on 20 Feb 2016
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- Africa (316)
- Eastern Africa (102)
- United Republic of Tanzania (18)
- Exact location (32.8398 E, -2.5375 S)
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granite, weathering, landscape, tanzania, lake victoria
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