Lake Victoria

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1. 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.

Example Sentences

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

On Saturday his body will be transported to Kisumu, a city in western Kenya on the shores of Lake Victoria - his political stronghold.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

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

Since he was very unwell and no longer able to drive a car, one of his co-workers drove him to a private hospital in the city of Kisumu, on the shore of Lake Victoria.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston