Search Geography Explorer

Search countries, cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, oceans, islands and more

Fun fact 3 about Lake Victoria

ISS042-E-263206 - View of Earth
lake

Lake Victoria receives 80 percent of its water from direct rainfall.

Lake Victoria
Multiple
Tap to learn more
lake

Lake Victoria

Multiple

Area
68,870 km²
Max depth
84 m
Countries
Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya
3rd largest lake in the world

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

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public Domain