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Victoria Nyanza. The black line indicates Stanley's route. Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes.With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km 2 (23,146 sq mi), [6] [7] Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, [8] and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America. [9]
Lake Victoria, a naturally occurring shallow freshwater lake of the Murray catchment and part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. The lake is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) downstream of the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers and draws its flow ...
Lake Victoria (Victoria) / 38.27278°S 144.58917°E / -38.27278; 144.58917. Lake Victoria is a 139-hectare (340-acre) shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria in Australia, close to the township of Point Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered by Parks Victoria. [2]
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With an area of 530 km 2 (200 sq mi), it is also the largest island in Lake Victoria and the largest lake island in Africa. [2] Ukerewe Island is located in the Ukerewe District of Mwanza Region in the great lakes area of Tanzania, 45 km (28 mi) north of the city of Mwanza to which it is linked by ferry. [3]
Koome Island is located in Mukono District, in northwestern Lake Victoria, in Uganda. The island is separated to Ssese Islands by the Koome Channel. Koome is the largest island in the northeastern group. Other islands in the same group include: Damba Island, Lwaje Island, Ngamba-Chimpanzee Island, Bulago Island, Kayaga Island and others.
Ggaba landing site is on the shores of lake victoria. It is in Kampala. It is frequented by people who go to Ggaba beach which neighbours it. The site has a market where fish and foodstuffs are sold. it also has storage units, a trading point for fish, and offices for Kampala Capital City authority, which supervises the activities on the site.
Rubondo Island is about 150 km (93 mi) west of Mwanza. The main island, Rubondo (2 o 18’ S, 31 o 50’ E) is 237 km 2 in size. The island protects another 11 islets, none much larger than 2 km 2. [ 2] These 10 islands form the Rubondo Island National Park covering an area of 456.8 km 2 (176.4 sq mi). Lake Victoria is 1,134 metres above sea level.