The isolated massifs of Mulanje (which reach 9,849 feet, the highest point in the country) and Zomba (which reach 6,846 feet ) represent the fourth physical region. They comprise the Nyika, Viphya, and Dowa highlands and Dedza- Kirk mountain range in the north and west and the Shire Highlands in the south. The highland areas are mainly isolated tracts that rise as much as 8,000 feet (2,400 metres) above sea level. The plateaus of central Malawi rise to elevations of 2,500 to 4,500 feet (760 to 1,370 metres) and lie just west of the Lake Malawi littoral the plateaus cover about three-fourths of the total land area. The Shire valley stretches some 250 miles (400 km) from the southern end of Lake Malawi at Mangochi to Nsanje at the Mozambique border and contains Lake Malombe at its northern end. The lake’s littoral, situated along the western and southern shores and ranging from 5 to 15 miles (8 to 24 km) in width, covers almost one-tenth of the total land area and is dotted with swamps and lagoons. The East African Rift Valley-by far the dominant feature of the country-is a massive troughlike depression running through the country from north to south and containing Lake Malawi (north and central) and the Shire River valley (south). While Malawi’s landscape is highly varied, four basic regions can be identified: the East African (or Great) Rift Valley, the central plateaus, the highlands, and the isolated mountains.
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