Lake Baikal in Russia and Lake Tanganyika in Africa are examples of what type of lakes based on their origin?

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AVolcanic lakes

BGlacial lakes

CTectonic lakes

DAncient lakes

Answer:

Lake Baikal in Russia and Lake Tanganya nitia in Africa are ancient and are estimated to have originated twenty million years ago.
Lakes arise in several ways, like the tectonic lakes, are formed in basins created by geological activities such as warping and faulting of the earth's crust
Most of the Himalayan lakes are tectonic in origin.

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