Lake Victoria
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Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2, Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's sec
Lake Victoria partially obscured by clouds taken on the International Space Station
Victoria Nyanza. The black line indicates Stanley's route.
Lake Victoria bathymetric model
Unlike many other Lake Victoria cichlids, Haplochromis nyererei remains common. Compared to several other cichlids, its eyes are particularly sensitive to light, especially red, which is less affected by the decrease in water clarity caused by eutrophication than short wavelength colors
Fishing on Lake Victoria
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Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery, with the majority of the catch being the invasive Nile perch, introduced in the Lake in the 1950s.
Fishing boats return laden with tilapia at Ggaba Landing Site, Uganda.
The cichlid Haplochromis thereuterion is endemic to Lake Victoria.
Ugandan with tilapia on a scooter