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In 2007 it was proposed to give Mpulungu [[Transport in Zambia|rail access]]. <ref> http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1874&Itemid=35 </ref> |
In 2007 it was proposed to give Mpulungu [[Transport in Zambia|rail access]]. <ref> http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1874&Itemid=35 </ref> This link plus another between [[Mpika]] and [[Mchinji]] would greater shorten the rail distance to a [[List of deepwater ports|deepwater port]]. |
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Revision as of 12:04, 2 November 2007
Mpulungu is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika. It is landlocked Zambia's only port.[1]
From Mpulungu, boats reach DR Congo, Tanzania and Burundi. The MV Liemba ferry sails from Mpulungu to Kasanga and Kigoma in western Tanzania, with connections from there to Bujumbura.
Mpulungu is also a fishing port and lies at the end of the old Great North Road.
Transport
In 2007 it was proposed to give Mpulungu rail access. [2] This link plus another between Mpika and Mchinji would greater shorten the rail distance to a deepwater port.
See also
8°46′S 31°08′E / 8.767°S 31.133°E
References
- ^ Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.
- ^ http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1874&Itemid=35
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