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

Dr Funk says higher rainfall has continued since then over the Lake Victoria basin that feeds into South Sudan, but it is not clear whether this is a permanent new pattern.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

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

Miriam now manages community projects in Kisumu with her daughter, focusing primarily on campaigns to safeguard Lake Victoria.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 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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