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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] [page needed] 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 King from Shaving Point in Metung Lake Tyers, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia Trio of pelicans at Lake Tyers, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia. The Gippsland Lakes are a network of coastal lakes, marshes and lagoons in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an overall area of about 354 km 2 (137 sq mi) [2] between the rural towns of Lakes Entrance, Bairnsdale and Sale.
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The silver cyprinid has a lake-wide distribution covering both inshore and offshore in Lake Victoria. It normally occurs between 0 and 20 m (0–66 ft) in depth, although both eggs and fry can be encountered as deep as 68 m (223 ft). The adult fish stay close to the bottom in daytime and rise up towards the surface at night.
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The lake provides a refuge for several species of fish that are no longer present in Lake Victoria. [6] In the past the Yala River flowed through the eastern 20% of the Yala Swamp into Lake Kanyaboli, then into the main swamp, and then through a small gulf into Lake Victoria. Today the eastern part of the swamp has been drained, and the river ...
Bukoba is a city with a population of 144,938 (2022 census), [2] situated in the northwest of Tanzania on the south-western shores of Lake Victoria.It is the capital of the Kagera region, and the administrative seat for Bukoba Urban District.