Lake Victoria

:This page is about the African lake. For the Australian lake, see Lake Victoria.

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Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.

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Great Lakes - Africa

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Lake Victoria is 68,870 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second largest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area. Being relatively shallow, Lake Victoria ranks as the seventh largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 2,760 cubic kilometres of water. It is the source of the longest branch of the Nile River, the White Nile. The lake lies within an elevated plateau in the western part of Africa's Great Rift Valley and is subject to territorial administration by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.

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68,870 square kilometres - Lake - Fresh water - 2,760 cubic kilometres - Nile - White Nile - Plateau - Great Rift Valley - Tanzania - Uganda - Kenya

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There are more than 3,000 islands within Lake Victoria, many of which are inhabited. These include the Ssese Islands in Uganda, a large group of islands in the northwest of the Lake that are becoming a popular destination for tourists.

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