Lake Victoria
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Lake Victoria is a headwater reservoir for the Nile River.
It was explored by Henry Stanley in 1875.
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Nairobi, along with regions such as the Central Highlands, Lake Victoria Basin, and the coastal areas, remains under heightened alert for peak rainfall in the coming days, it added.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
It has a long shoreline on Lake Victoria -- which straddles Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania -- and is crossed by the Nile river.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
The pipeline would pass through seven forest reserves and two game parks, running alongside Lake Victoria, a source of fresh water for 40 million people.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
When the then-Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya in 1952, Kibore Cheruiyot Ngasura was among a group of young men chosen to sing for her at an event near Lake Victoria.
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2023
Epidemiologists have since discovered that the northwestern shore of Lake Victoria was one of the initial epicenters of aids.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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