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Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake in the world, Lake Victoria is 68800 square kilometres (26600 sq mi) in size |
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Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one of the African Great Lakes.
Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres (26,600 sq mi) in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area. Being relatively shallow for its size, with a maximum depth of 84 m (276 ft) and a mean depth of 40 m (131 ft), Lake Victoria ranks as the seventh largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 2,750 cubic kilometers (2.2 million acre-feet) of water.
Lake Victoria is the source of the longest branch of the River Nile, the White Nile, and has a water catchment area of 184,000 square kilometeres (71,040 sq mi).
Lake Victoria is a biological hotspot with great biodiversity.
Lake Victoria lies within an elevated plateau in the western part of Africa's Great Rift Valley and is subject to territorial administration by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
Lake Victoria has a shoreline of 3,440 km (2,138 mi), and has more than 3,000 islands, many of which are inhabited. These include the Ssese Islands in Uganda, a large group of islands in the northwest of the lake that are becoming a popular destination for tourists.
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