evidence: Lake Nyasa, additionally known as Lake Malawi, lake, the southernmost, and third largest of the Japanese Rift Valley lakes of East Africa, which lies in a deep trough primarily inside Malawi. The Shire River, which runs through Liwonde National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve and is the preferred home of crocodiles and hippos, is the largest river that exits Lake Malawi. The Ruhuhu River from Tanzania is the largest river that pours into Lake Malawi. [...] Lake Nyasa (Nyasa means "lake") is situated in the southwest of Tanzania, The lake lies in three international locations territory; Tanzania and Malawi. [...] One of the most well-known lakes in Africa is undoubtedly Lake Malawi, a sizable landlocked body of water located in the South Eastern nation of Malawi. David Livingstone gave Lake Nyasa its original name in 1859 in honor of "Nyasaland" (the British Protectorate name for Malawi before the country gained independence in 1964). It also has a few other titles, the most well-known of which is "The Lake of Stars" (also coined by Livingstone).