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 biggest impact is felt in regions characterized by high temperatures like Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, and places with high rainfall like the western region near Lake Victoria.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
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
The boy’s mother and father worked for a Danish relief organization in Kenya, and lived in a house in the town of Kisumu, on Lake Victoria.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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