Nyassa
or NYANJA, one of the equatorial great lakes of east Africa; about 260 miles S. E. of Tanganyika and 400 inland from the E. coast. It lies at an altitude of 1,570 feet, is very deep in the middle, shelving rapidly from the shores, which are rocky and high. Long and narrow, it measures 350 miles from N. to S. and an average of 40 miles from E. to W. The Shire river emerges at its the middle, shelving rapidly from the shores, which are rocky and high. Long and narrow, it measures 350 miles from N. to S. and an average of 40 miles from (1916) counteract the slave dealing of Arab natives. The principal towns are: Capmarauders. The area of the Protectorital, Zomba; Blantyre, and Fort Johnate is 42,217 square miles. Pop. (19 731 Europeans, 391 Asiatics, 1,140,000 exported.
Lake Nyassa. Trade in 1917-1918: Imports, £354,373; exports, £156,712. Chief products: coffee, sugar, chinchona, and tobacco. Ivory, tea, and rubber are also exported.