Fun facts about Lake Victoria
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Lake Victoria was renamed after Queen Victoria by explorer John Hanning Speke in 1858.
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Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America.
From the “Names” section
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Lake Victoria has dried up completely at least three times since it formed.
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Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America.
From the “Geology” section
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Lake Victoria receives 80 percent of its water from direct rainfall.
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Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America.
From the “Hydrology and limnology” section
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The Williams' mud turtle is restricted to Lake Victoria and other lakes in the upper Nile basin.
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Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America.
From the “Native wildlife” section
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The introduction of Nile perch to Lake Victoria has been blamed for the extinction of many native fish species.
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Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America.
From the “Environmental issues” section
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