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h3. Search Controls

The buttons below the map hide/show locations by type – eg Accommodation, Airports, Reserves, Borders.

h3. Map Control

The buttons on the right apply to the map as a whole
Lassoo – zooms the map to include all visible items
Show – make ALL items visible – this may clutter the map
Hide – removes all items from the maps
Ruler – provide a simple scale tool – the endpoints can be dragged to measure the distance of interest
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Zoom & pan – handled by the controls on the left or more directly by dragging and double-click
Streetview – drag the ‘person’ to the area of interest. Available views are highlighted in blue. Click ‘X’ top right to close Streetview
Map type – top right menu

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Deep in explorer's Africa, chimpanzee tracking on the mountainous lakeside

Lake Tanganyika public reserve

Mahale

Mahale is protected for its chimpanzees, as Jane Goodall's Gombe Stream park to the north along the Lake Tangayika shore. The park is without roads and accessed only by boat.

The park's mountains rise sharply from the lake to reach heights of height 1800 metres. Varied biospheres inlcude montane forest, bamboo, grasslands and miombo woodlands.

Notable sunsets are seen over Lake Tanganyika. Visits are best in the period from May to October, outside rainy season.