Lake Chilwa

Lake Chilwa lies in a broad basin east of the Shire Highlands. The Likangala, Domasi and Phalombe rivers feed its shallow waters and surrounding marshes, but no river carries water out. Its shoreline advances and retreats with the rains, and the lake can dry up in years of drought. Chisi is one of several islands within the lake. Fish and waterbirds flourish among the reeds when the lake fills.