With a surface area of 68,800 sq km (26,600 sq mi), Lake
Victoria is Africa's largest lake. In addition, it's the largest tropical lake
in the world, and the planet's second largest freshwater lake. Only North
America's Lake Superior is larger.
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| Lake Victoria view from Mwanza Tanzania |
The lake receives most of its water from direct
precipitation. Its largest influent is the Kagera River, the mouth of which
lies on the lake's western shore. The only river to leave the lake (flowing
north) the White Nile (known as the "Victoria Nile"), leaves at
Jinja, Uganda, on the lake's north shore
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| View From Tanzania |
Lake Victoria is relatively shallow. It has a maximum depth
of 84 metres (276 ft) and an average depth of 20 meters (66 ft).
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