Shire River

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The Shire at Nsanje, Malawi
The Shire at Nsanje, Malawi

The Shire is a river in Malawi and Mozambique. It is the outlet of Lake Malawi and flows into the Zambezi. Its length is 402 km; including Lake Malawi and the Ruhuhu, its headstream, it has a length of about 1200 km. The upper Shire River connects Lake Malawi with Lake Malombe.

The river's valley is part of the Great Rift Valley system.[1]