Lake Malawi: Chilumba Key Biodiversity Area
Lake Malawi is one of the very few “ancient lakes” and one of the oldest and deepest large lakes on Earth, and is a global biodiversity hotspot, with an ecosystem of a world-famous biodiversity especially in the cichlid fish fauna. The rocky shores of Chilumba provide spectacular underwater sites, which undoubtedly are at least equal if not of higher quality than those at the UNESCO World Heritage site Lake Malawi National Park in Southern Malawi.
Mpoto Geopark
Cichlid Fish Fauna
The Chilumba Key Biodiversity Area (IUCN), declared in 2019, is known for its extremely high biodiversity in the Cichlid fish fauna, which is favoured by rocky beaches and several reef systems in the area.
- Cichlid fish fauna
- Luromo Peninsula
The Northern Malawi Rift preserves a geological and palaeontological history of roughly 2100 Million years.
Shrines and sacred sites in Malawi have been in existence since 1500 A.D. They were used by our ancestors to offer
The word Mpoto means NORTH in Tumbuka Language. Mpoto refers to the fact, that the Geopark comprises Northern Malawi and the Northern Malawi Rift.