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Fun fact 4 about Lake Albert

View from the shoreline in Kikuube District, Uganda
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The name 'Mwitanzige' means 'locust killer' in the Runyoro language.

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Lake Albert

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Area
5,590 km²
Max depth
58 m
Countries
Uganda, DR Congo
25th largest lake in the world

Lake Albert, originally known as Lake Mwitanzige by the Banyoro, Nam Ovoyo Bonyo by the Alur, and temporarily as Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, is a lake located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is Africa's sixth-largest lake and the second biggest of Uganda's Great Lakes.

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