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- noun the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River
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Examples
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Lake Victoria, which is part of the Nile River basin, is shared with Kenya and Uganda.
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At Lake Victoria, which is filled with the back waters of the Murray, I have seen six hundred natives encamped together, all of whom were living at the time upon fish procured from the lake, with the addition, perhaps, of the leaves of the mesembryanthemum.
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At Lake Victoria, which is filled with the back waters of the Murray, I have seen six hundred natives encamped together, all of whom were living at the time upon fish procured from the lake, with the addition, perhaps, of the leaves of the mesembryanthemum.
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At Lake Victoria, which is filled with the back waters of the Murray, I have seen six hundred natives encamped together, all of whom were living at the time upon fish procured from the lake, with the addition, perhaps, of the leaves of the mesembryanthemum.
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The setting is Lake Havasu, Arizona (here called Lake Victoria), where a seismic event of some sort has opened a subaqueous crack, up through which pour a legion of primordial piranhas
MTV News 2010
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Boats capsize often on Lake Victoria, which is roughly the size of Ireland, due to rough waters and poorly maintained ships.
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The problem has been the lack of agreement on promoting the improvement in water-management problems in that part of East Africa, down into what was called Lake Victoria and below.
unknown title 2009
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The ecosystems not only provide essential water to rivers and lakes in Kenya but also feed Lake Victoria, which is shared with Uganda and Tanzania and is part of the River Nile Basin, and Lake Natron, shared with Tanzania.
YubaNet.com 2008
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Direct wet and dry atmospheric nutrient inputs are similarly problematic in some waterbodies, such as Lake Victoria [92].
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It is important to note that all rivers around the Lake Zone lead to Lake Victoria which is essentially the life line not only for Tanzania but also for Kenya, Uganda and all other countries along the River Nile drawing water from Lake Victoria.
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