Cape Maclear

Cape Maclear is a small fishing village, composed of 6 smaller villages, on Lake Nyasa in . It has tarmac road leading into town. The village along a dirt road with many paths leading to the lake and to the outskirts of the village.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Malawi
  • Also known as: “Chembe”

Cape Maclear

Latitude
-14.0166° or 14° 0′ 60″ south
Longitude
34.8493° or 34° 50′ 57″ east
Elevation
477 metres (1,565 feet)
Open location code
5GQPXRMX+9P
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Tumbuka—“Cape Maclear” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Cape Maclear”
  • Dutch: “Cape Maclear”
  • French: “Cape Maclear”
  • German: “Cape Maclear”
  • German: “Cape MacLear”
  • Hausa: “Cape Maclear”
  • Persian: “کیپ ماکلئار”
  • Slovenian: “Cape Maclear”
  • Somali: “Cape Maclear”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Maclear”
  • Tumbuka: “Cape Maclear, Mangochi”
  • Tumbuka: “Cape Maclear,Mangochi”
  • Tumbuka: “Cape Maclear”

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