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Lake Victoria

  • Context (DTE): Tanzanian authorities held meetings to restore Lake Victoria.
  • Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area, the world’s largest tropical lake, and the world’s second largest freshwater lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America.
  • It is bordered by Kenya (6%), Uganda (43%), and Tanzania (51%).
  • It is a source of the White Nile River which flows northward and eventually joins the Blue Nile in Sudan to form the Nile River which drains into the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Lake Victoria touches the Equator on its northern side.

Managing Water Quality of Lake Victoria | IASbaba

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