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site near Karonga can be considered the cradle of humankind." Schrenk said. The site also contains some of the earliest dinosaurs which lived between 100 million and 140 million years ago and early hominids believed to have lived between a million and 6 million years ago. The discovery was at Malema excavation site 10 km (6 mi) from Karonga.
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that two students working on the excavation site in September 2009 had discovered prehistoric tools and a tooth of a hominid. "This latest discovery of prehistoric tools and remains of hominids provides additional proof to the theory that the Great Rift Valley of Africa and perhaps the excavation
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Some time before 1877 Karonga existed as the stronghold of Mlozi, a famous Arab slaver. In 1883 a British trading post, which formed the basis of the modern town, was opened there. British explorer Sir
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in Karonga celebrated 1.5 million hours of accident-free uranium mining. "Analysts" claim this is a rare achievement. The mine previously met with controversy due to exposing people to radiation.
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Pre-historic tools and remains of hominids discovered in Malawi's remote northern district of Karonga provides further proof that the area could be the cradle of humankind. Professor
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The economy of the area is based on cotton, rice and maize production along the lake and on coffee and livestock in the west. Karongans are dependent on subsistence fishing.
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bought the post in 1895 and ended the slave trade on Lake Nyasa's western shore. At this point Karonga became an important commercial and agricultural centre. According to
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Wright, David K. (2014). "Renewed Geoarchaeological Investigations of Mwanganda's Village (Elephant Butchery Site), Karonga, Malawi".
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archaeological materials dating especially to the Middle and Later Stone Ages, as well as the Iron Age.
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Tayanjah, Francis; Namwaza, Gerald (11 June 2008). "Government applauds Kayelekera on safety".
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Karonga is at an elevation of 478 metres (1,568 ft) on the western shore of
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Murphy, Alan; Armstrong, Kate; Firestone, Mathew D.; Fitzpatrick, Mary (2007).
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is commonly used in Karonga for both home and school. Karonga is known as "
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is Karonga's most popular attraction to tourists. It is home to the
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an island of Tumbuka language and culture in a sea of Ngonde people
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In terms of more recent prehistory, Karonga has an abundance of
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Edicas Nachinga and her grandchildren in Karonga, 2010
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It is situated 28 kilometres ( 134: 72: 65: 49: 36:Place in Northern Region, Malawi 1460: 1448: 1381: 1369: 1357: 1332: 384: 341:, 18 km (11 mi) from 73: 1244: 1150: 13: 1: 1476: 531: 314: 7: 763:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 623:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10: 1614: 1048: 573: 554: 546: 246: 175:478 m (1,568 ft) 26: 1376:Baldauf & Kaplan 2004 1364:Baldauf & Kaplan 2004 1001: 954: 906: 832: 762: 692: 622: 617: 614: 611: 608: 605: 602: 599: 596: 593: 590: 587: 584: 581: 578: 574:Climate data for Karonga 524: 476:—     202: 192: 184: 179: 171: 159: 147: 129: 94: 60: 48: 41: 1457:, accessed 9 August 2008 1088: 29:Karonga (disambiguation) 1200:Encyclopædia Britannica 1077:Karonga is home to the 1541:Wright, David (2014). 394: 55:Rice fields in Karonga 1344:www.citypopulation.de 450:Historical population 392: 309:series of earthquakes 219:is a township in the 1320:on 27 September 2007 1289:FallingRain Genomics 565:Köppen-Geiger system 300:On 11 July 2008 the 114:9.93333°S 33.93333°E 27:For other uses, see 1393:en.climate-data.org 693:Daily mean °C (°F) 451: 110: /  1469:, pp. 188–233 1467:Murphy et al. 2007 1455:a-z World Airports 1443:Murphy et al. 2007 1262:. 6 September 2007 1221:Murphy et al. 2007 449: 395: 297:influence today." 253:Friedemann Schrenk 185: • Total 119:-9.93333; 33.93333 86:Location in Malawi 1560:10.1002/gea.21469 1525:978-1-74059-745-6 1171:10.1002/gea.21469 1053: 1052: 909:relative humidity 529: 528: 447: 446: 257:Goethe University 214: 213: 16:(Redirected from 1605: 1588:Karonga District 1564: 1562: 1537: 1506: 1470: 1464: 1458: 1452: 1446: 1440: 1429: 1428: 1426: 1424: 1410: 1404: 1403: 1401: 1399: 1385: 1379: 1373: 1367: 1361: 1355: 1354: 1352: 1350: 1336: 1330: 1329: 1327: 1325: 1316:. 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Index

Karonga, Malawi
Karonga (disambiguation)
Rice fields in Karonga
Karonga is located in Malawi
09°56′00″S 33°56′00″E / 9.93333°S 33.93333°E / -9.93333; 33.93333
Malawi
Region
Northern Region
District
Karonga District
Time zone
Climate
Aw
Karonga District
Northern Region
Malawi
Lake Nyasa
Tumbuka
Northern Malawi
Friedemann Schrenk
Goethe University
Frankfurt
Reuters News
Pleistocene
Holocene
Harry Johnston
Lonely Planet
Swahili-Arab
Kayelekera mine
series of earthquakes

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