What is Lake Victoria?
[[File:Rift.svg|240px|thumb|right|Victoria lake and the Rift]] [[File:Density evolution Victoria.png|250px|thumb|left|Density growth around Lake Victoria]] [[File:Image-Languages-Lakevictoria-fr.svg|220px|left|thumb|Languages around lake Victoria]] [[File:Hydrography-graph-Lake Victoria.svg|thumb|right|250px|Lake Victoria height variation]] '''Lake Victoria''' or '''Victoria Nyanza''' (also known as '''Ukerewe''' and '''Nnalubaale''') is a [[lake]] in [[Africa]]. It is bordered and governed by the countries of [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]]. The lake is in the western part of Africa's [[Great Rift Valley]]. Lake Victoria is 68,800 square [[kilometre]]s (26,560&nbsp;mi²) in size. It is Africa's largest lake, and the second largest [[fresh water]] lake in the world. It was named for [[Queen Victoria]]. The [[White Nile]] flows out of the lake. == Other websites == * [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Lake_Victoria Lake Victoria] [[Citizendium]] {{geo-stub}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Victoria, Lake}} [[Category:Lakes of Africa]] [[Category:Lakes of Tanzania]] [[Category:Geography of Uganda]] [[Category:Geography of Kenya]] <!-- The below are interlanguage links. -->