A basin is a shallow area or depression filled with water. They can be man-made or naturally made such as natural lakes or artifical lakes which are man-made. Some natural basins found in Tanzania are lake Malawi, Lake Manyara, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Victoria.
Lake Victoria to the left and right was first discovered by Europeans in the mid-1800s by abritish explorer namely John Speke after months of braving harsh tropical conditions and diseases. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the main reservoir of the Nile River. It is the second widest body of freshwater in the world.
mabonde
Bonde hilo ni eneo la kina kirefu au unyogovu kujazwa maji. Wanaweza kuwa na binadamu au ya kawaida alifanya kama vile maziwa ya asili au maziwa artifical ambayo ni mwanadamu. Baadhi ya mabonde ya asili kupatikana katika Tanzania ni ziwa Malawi, Ziwa Manyara, Ziwa Tanganyika, na Ziwa Victoria.
Ziwa Victoria kwa upande wa kushoto na kulia kwa mara ya kwanza kugundua na Wazungu katika miaka ya 1800 na katikati ya abritish Explorer yaani John Speke baada ya miezi ya braving hali ngumu ya kitropiki na magonjwa. Ziwa Victoria ni ziwa kubwa katika Afrika na hazina kuu ya Mto Nile. Ni ya pili widest mwili wa maji safi duniani.