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Lake Victoria is a body of water with a surface area of 68100 and a perimeter of 4828. It extends 337 in length and 240 in width. The lake sits at an elevation of 1133 above sea level. Its maximum vertical depth is 83, and it holds a total volume of 2750.
The water in Lake Victoria has a residence time of 24. The surrounding watershed covers an area of 238900. The lake was discovered in 1858. It is categorized under the Commons category "Lake Victoria" and has a corresponding gallery with the same name. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 1,547 other encyclopedia articles.
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- African Great Lakes
- Named after
- Queen Victoria
- Country
- Uganda
- Area
- 68100
- Elevation
- 1133
- Shares border with
- Uganda
- Image
- Getting out to fish at dusk.jpg
- Width
- 240
- Length
- 337
- Perimeter
- 4828
- Significant event
- Ujamaa
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1858-01-01
- outflows
- White Nile
- inflows
- Mara River
- Commons category
- Lake Victoria
- topic's main category
- Category:Lake Victoria
- basin country
- Kenya
- discoverer or inventor
- John Hanning Speke
- Commons gallery
- Lake Victoria
- residence time of water
- 24
- vertical depth
- 83
- drainage basin
- Nile basin
- volume as quantity
- 2750
- watershed area
- 238900
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- located in/on physical feature
- Great Rift Valley
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- significant person
- Zanaki people
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Victoria Nyanza. The black line indicates Stanley's route.
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