VICTORIA NYANZA

VICTORIA NYANZA
   a lake in East Central Africa, on the Equator, is about the size of Ireland, 300 m. long and 20 m. broad, at an elevation of 3500 ft. above the sea-level; discovered by Captain Speke in 1858, and circumnavigated by Stanley in 1875; is regarded as the head-source of the Nile, the waters of it flowing through Albert Nyanza 80 m. to the N., between which two lakes lies the territory of Uganda.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Victoria Nyanza, Northern — • Founded in 1878 by the White Fathers of Cardinal Lavigerie Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • Victoria Nyanza — noun the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River • Syn: ↑Lake Victoria • Instance Hypernyms: ↑lake • Part Holonyms: ↑Africa …   Useful english dictionary

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