Viktoriasee – Afrikas größter See

Embark on a journey to Lake Victoria, Africa's largest and most majestic lake. Learn whether it is located in Uganda, Kenya, or Tanzania. Delve into its profound depths and vast expanses. Get acquainted with unique cichlids that call Victoria home. Trace the ancient beginnings of this natural wonder. Investigate tales of a plane crash and more enthralling facts. Drawing from a decade of Tanzanian adventures and extensive research, we present the definitive guide to the wondrous Lake Victoria.

Lake Victoria. A view from the Tanzanian side.

Lake Victoria. Interesting Facts.

Nestled right at the equator in Africa lies Lake Victoria. It’s so vast that it feels more like a sea than a lake. Not only is it the largest lake in Africa, but it’s also the world's second-largest freshwater lake by area.If the Caspian Sea is considered a lake, it holds 40-44% of Earth's lake water and would rank as the largest by area, pushing Lake Victoria to third place. It is defeated only by Lake Superior in North America. Interestingly, both lakes share a commonality. Each is part of a group of so-called Great Lakes. Victoria is among the African Great Lakes, while Superior is one of the North American Great Lakes.The Great Lakes of North America are a system of freshwater lakes located in the United States and Canada, comprising five major lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, as well as numerous medium-sized and many smaller lakes.

Here are some interesting facts about Lake Victoria:

• It's the world's largest tropical lake.
• The lungfish, an ancient fish capable of breathing through both gills and lungs, still lives here.
• It has completely dried up several times in the past.
• Most of its water is from rainfall.
• It supports the world's largest freshwater fishery (1 million tons of fish per year).
• Its local name is ‘Nyanza,’ which means 'lake' in one of the regional languages.
• It's the source from which the length of the Nile River is measured.
• Long before Europeans arrived, local communities cultivated coffee on its shores.
• According to local legends, it's home to elusive creatures like the Lukwata and the Dingonek.

Now we’ll delve deeper into these and other known facts from the history of this great lake.

Über den Autor

Yurii Bogorodskiy

Yurii, festangestellter Rechercheur und Autor bei Altezza Travel, lebt seit 2019 in Tansania. Er hat viele der weniger bekannten Reiseziele des Landes erkundet, darunter den Kitulo- und den Rubondo-Nationalpark, den Viktoriasee, Sansibar sowie zahlreiche historische, natürliche und archäologische Stätten.

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