MAP OF LAKE VICTORIA

greetings my friends. This is a map of Lake Victoria. Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With an area of approximately 59,947 km2, Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa by area, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second largest freshwater lake in the world by area after Lake Superior in North America. In terms of volume, Lake Victoria is the ninth largest continental lake in the world, containing approximately 2,424 km3 of water. Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in Africa. The lake has an average depth of 40 m and a maximum depth of 80 to 81 m. Its watershed extends over 169,858 km2.

the lake was renamed in honor of Queen Victoria by explorer John Hanning Speke, the first Briton to document it in 1858, during an expedition with Richard Francis Burton. The lake is home to many species of fish that live nowhere else, including cichlids. Invasive fish, such as the Nile perch, have led to the extinction of many endemic species.
Lake Victoria receives 80 percent of its water from direct precipitation. Average evaporation on the lake is between 2.0 and 2.2 meters per year, almost double the precipitation from the riparian areas. Lake Victoria also receives its water from rivers and thousands of small streams. The Kagera River is the largest river flowing into this lake, with its mouth on the western shore of the lake. Lake Victoria is drained only by the Nile, near Jinja, Uganda, on the northern shore of the lake. In the Kenya sector, the main influential rivers are the Sio, Nzoia, Yala, Nyando, Sondu Miriu, Mogusi and Migori.


The only outflow from Lake Victoria is the Nile, which exits the lake near Jinja, Uganda. In terms of water supply, this makes Lake Victoria the main source of the longest arm of the Nile. However, the most distal source of the Nile basin, and therefore the ultimate source of the Nile, is more often considered to be one of the tributaries of the Kagera River (the exact tributary remains undetermined), and which rises either at Rwanda, or in Rwanda. Burundi. The upper Nile is generally known as the Victoria Nile until it reaches Lake Albert. Although it is part of the same river system known as the White Nile and is sometimes referred to as such, this name strictly speaking only applies after the river crosses the Ugandan border into South Sudan. South to north. That's all for the moment. Thanks for listening. please comment and subscribe for the best maps. Goodbye.
Este es un mapa del lago Victoria. El lago Victoria es uno de los Grandes Lagos africanos. Con una superficie de aproximadamente 59.947 km2, el lago Victoria es el lago más grande de África por superficie, el lago tropical más grande del mundo y el segundo lago de agua dulce más grande del mundo por superficie después del lago Superior en América del Norte. En términos de volumen, el lago Victoria es el noveno lago continental más grande del mundo y contiene aproximadamente 2.424 km3 de agua. El lago Victoria ocupa una depresión poco profunda en África. El lago tiene una profundidad promedio de 40 my una profundidad máxima de 80 a 81 m. Su cuenca se extiende sobre 169.858 km2.

El lago pasó a llamarse en honor a la reina Victoria por el explorador John Hanning Speke, el primer británico en documentarlo en 1858, durante una expedición con Richard Francis Burton. El lago alberga muchas especies de peces que no viven en ningún otro lugar, incluidos los cíclidos. Los peces invasores, como la perca del Nilo, han provocado la extinción de muchas especies endémicas.
El lago Victoria recibe el 80 por ciento de su agua de precipitación directa. La evaporación promedio en el lago es de entre 2,0 y 2,2 metros por año, casi el doble de la precipitación de las zonas ribereñas. El lago Victoria también recibe agua de ríos y miles de pequeños arroyos. El río Kagera es el río más grande que desemboca en este lago, con su desembocadura en la orilla occidental del lago. El lago Victoria es drenado únicamente por el Nilo, cerca de Jinja, Uganda, en la orilla norte del lago. En el sector de Kenia, los principales ríos influyentes son el Sio, Nzoia, Yala, Nyando, Sondu Miriu, Mogusi y Migori.
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