Lake Victoria

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The largest lake in Africa, and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, after Lake Superior. It is on the Uganda-Tanzania-Kenya border and is also called Victoria Nyanza.

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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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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

His change in opinion on formal education and medical interventions caused friction between the couple, who had six children together at their home in Mudulusia in Busia county, western Kenya, near Lake Victoria.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 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

Their campaign,"Let Lake Victoria Breathe Again" aims to bring attention to chemical and single-use plastic pollution in the lake, which is impacting its ecosystem.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 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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