Lake Victoria
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Lake Victoria is a headwater reservoir for the Nile River.
It was explored by Henry Stanley in 1875.
Example Sentences
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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
Scientists say the Nile River and Lake Victoria, as well as its migration pattern, separated this giraffe from others.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
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
Before Elizabeth could make it to Lake Victoria, word came that her father, King George VI, had died.
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2023
It started its engines and took off over Lake Victoria, blue and sparkling, dotted with the dugout canoes of fishermen.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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