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Town in the Southern Region of Malawi
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Mangochi is a town in southern Malawi at the southern end of Lake Malawi.
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It houses ethnic, environmental, and historical exhibits.[3] They include the Hotchkiss gun with which the British gunboat Gwendolen defeated the German gunboat Hermann von Wissmann with a single shot in their brief naval engagement in August 1914. The museum has also a scale model of the Gwendolen.[An even older exhibit is a marine steam engine that was built in 1898 and powered the Universities' Mission to Central Africa's SS Chauncy Maples until 1953.
Quiet, beautiful accommodation and camping area. Pristine beach.
on Lake Malawi, with infinity-like pool and dining.
Bar, restaurant.
Mangochi is located on the M3 road. All buses travelling from Monkey Bay to Blantyre stop at Mangochi. Minibuses run to Liwonde, Zomba and Blantyre.
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