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	Lake Victoria: a sick giant
		The ecological health of Lake Victoria has been affected profoundly as a result of a rapidly growing population, clearance of natural vegetation along the shores, a booming fish-export industry, the disappearance of several fish species native to the lake, prolific growth of algae, and dumping of untreated effluent by several industries.
		Lake Victoria, shared by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, was named after the Queen of England and is the world's largest tropical lake and the second largest freshwater lake.
		Lake Victoria is invaluable to the many millions who depend on it for food, for employment and for recreation, and concerted efforts by the governments and local communities in all three countries is needed if matters are to be put right.
	www.cichlid-forum.com /articles/lake_victoria_sick.php (1808 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Lake Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Speke named the lake for Britain's Queen Victoria; the lake was formerly known to the Arabs as Ukerewe.
		Lake Victoria is economically important to the surrounding region, which has one of Africa's highest population densities.
		During World War I Lake Victoria was the scene of British and German military operations in 1915 and 1916, with both sides arming small steamers for raiding purposes.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761565118__1/Lake_Victoria.html (367 words)

	Lake Victoria Case Study
		Thus, although the lake and its fishery show the evidence of the dramatic changes in the lake basin over the past century, the lake is not the source of the problem, but the problem went largely unrecognized amid the wrenching social upheavals of East Africa.
		Lake Victoria touches the Equator in its northern reaches, and is relatively shallow, reaching a maximum depth of about 80 m, and an average depth of about 40 m.
		Getabu, A. Aspects of the Lake Victoria fisheries with emphasis on Oreochromis niloticus and Alestes sadleri from the Nyanza Gulf.
	www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/VICTORIA.HTM (5771 words)

	Lake Victoria, Kenya - Tanzania - Uganda
		The Lake Victoria basin is used in the riparian communities as a resource for food, energy, water, building materials, and transport.
		The lake is at an altitude of 1135 meters above sea level, has a mean depth of 40 meters with a maximum depth of 80 meters, and a shoreline 3450 km.
		85% of the inflow to Lake Victoria is from precipitation.
	www.livinglakes.org /victoria (783 words)

	Lake Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Lake Victoria which is the second largest lake in the world after Lake Superior in North America, and the largest tropical lake in the world, is bordered by
		Because its fishery industries are economically and socially important, research is being done to understand the dynamics of the fish populations within the lake, and the various elements within the lake that contribute towards a healthy ecosystem.
		· The Cichlids of the Lake Victoria Basin
	www.science.uwaterloo.ca /research/african_lakes/victoria.html (780 words)

	Victoria, Lake -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Among the freshwater lakes of the world it is exceeded in size only by Lake Superior in North America, its area being 26,828 square miles (69,484 square km).
		In 1864 the lake was first visited by a European, Samuel Baker, who was seeking the sources of the Nile; he named it after Queen Victoria's consort and published his experiences in The Albert N'yanza (1866).
		The many-armed lake is shallow, with swampy, papyrus-reeded shores; masses of papyrus are broken loose by strong winds and sometimes have completely blocked the river.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075259?&query=lake (931 words)

	Tanzania - Flora & Fauna - Africa Guide
		Crowning the territory to the north is the enormous Inland sea of Lake Victoria, source of the River Nile as sought by explorers for centuries.
		Lake Natron, on Tanzania's remote northern border, is famous for its extraordinarily large population of flamingos (Natron is the only known breeding ground for the lesser flamingo), as well as antelope species such as gerenuk, lesser kudu and oryx.
		Lake Natron And Ol Donyo Lengai In The Northern Circuit: A soda lake famous for its large population of flamingos.
	www.africanmeccasafaris.com /tanzania/guide/tanzaniaflorafauna.asp (1187 words)

	GNF - Lake Victoria
		In Lake Victoria the water hyacinth caused a reduction in fish through de-oxygenation of water, blocking of the in- and out-flows of the lake, and disruption in fishing activities and lake transport in late 1990s.
		The Living Lakes partner organisation is OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria), a non-profit membership organisation registered in Kenya but operating also to some extent in Uganda and Tanzania.
		Lake Victoria is the "Threatened Lake of the Year 2005".
	globalnature.org /docs/02_vorlage.asp?id=15617&domid=1011&...&m4=15617 (424 words)

	ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA: A Rough Passage for Lake Victoria
		According to the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), which monitors both the quality and quantity of water in the lake, commercial activity and population growth are leading to increased pollution of Victoria through the deposit of human waste and effluent.
		Lake Victoria is being heavily polluted by both domestic and industrial discharge and by agricultural runoff,” says the document.
		Poverty and a lack of education on the part of people living around Lake Victoria are proving formidable obstacles in the drive to ensure that development of the area is sustainable.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/interna.asp?idnews=26002 (943 words)

	Largest lakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Lakes are used for fishing, boating, swimming, water skiing, and ice skating.
		Lake Erie is the farthest south of the five great lakes of N. America.
		Lake Albano is a lake that lies in an extinct volcano.
	www.brunswick.k12.me.us /bjh/stusites/lakes/home.html (484 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Global Information - Lakes
		Lakes are areas of water within depressed ground, isolated from the sea.
		Lakes are normally of freshwater although there are some good examples of salt lakes within the world including the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
		Lake Superior's area totals 82,378 sq km and measures 25km wide and 616km long with a shoreline measuring 2800km.
	www.worldworx.tv /global-information/lakes (262 words)

	Kenya safari to Lake Victoria area, activities and accomodation
		This homepage was established with the purpose to promote tourism in the region around Lake Victoria in Western Kenya in general and in Mbita, South Nyanza in particular.
		Lake Victoria Safari Village is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria in quiet and nice surroundings, 3 km from Mbita town and just inland of Rusinga and Mfangano islands.
		The lake is ideal for exploration by boat and is regarded as Africa's finest fishing grounds.
	www.safarikenya.net (587 words)

	LAKE VICTORIA: Ecology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This week, we'll be visiting east Africa's Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world, and a symbol of the importance of biodiversity.
		She tells us that Lake Victoria used to be home to an incredible variety of fish.
		We've lost in Lake Victoria probably upward of two hundred, maybe two hundred and fifty species of fish that are found nowhere else on the planet.
	www.pulseplanet.com /archive/Dec97/1511.html (289 words)

	Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Dating back to 1843, the city of Victoria was first established by the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trading post.
		Victoria's Chinese heritage dates back to 1858, which grew rapidly with the influx of Chinese labourer's who played a great role in the building of the railroad.
		Both the quaint charm of Victoria's landmark and the award winning staff renowned for their friendliness are legendary.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/island/points_of_interest/islepoi2.htm (684 words)

	SAFARI PROFILE
		Lake Victoria, Africa's largest and the world's second largest freshwater lake, is scenically beatiful and has great numbers of fish, the most commercially viable variety being the tilapia.
		Lake Tanganyika is the longest fresh water lake in the world (677km), and the second deepest (1433m), with over 250 species of fish.
		Lake Nyasa (also known as lake Malawi) is the most southerly of the Rift Valley lakes and is also, biologically, the most diverse.
	www.safariweb.com /tanzania/safaris.htm (2032 words)

	Walkabout - Sea Lake
		Sea Lake is a wheat-belt town of some 900 people which is defined by the huge grain silo in the middle of the town and the railway line that carts away the masses of wheat which literally surround the settlement.
		10 km south of Sea Lake along the road to Birchip is Green Lake, a small and very attractive lake in the middle of a wheat-belt area with sandy beaches, powered camping sites, showers and lots of picnic-barbecue areas, gum trees and shade.
		The lake is ideal for swimming, fishing, yabbying, windsurfing and boating.
	www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICSeaLake.shtml (499 words)

	Nile River Basin
		From its major source, Lake Victoria in east central Africa, the White Nile flows generally north through Uganda and into Sudan where it meets the Blue Nile at Khartoum, which rises in the Ethiopian highlands.
		From Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea the length of the Nile is 5584 km (3470 mi).
		As the land reaches the Mediterranean Sea in the north, lakes and salt marshes occur.
	www.providence.edu /polisci/students/mideast_water/nile_1.htm (998 words)

	Lake Victoria \| Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The situation in the Lake Victoria region is acutely threatened by escalating poverty and environmental degradation, despite certain positive developments in the areas of agriculture, fishery, industry, trade and tourism.
		Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have through the East African Community (EAC), recognised the great potential of the Lake Victoria basin and invited Sweden to become a partner in their efforts to reverse the present negative trends when it comes to economic development, poverty reduction, health and the environment.
		The Swedish support to the Lake Victoria region is based on the experiences from the Baltic Sea co-operation and from several decades of development co-operation with the three countries around the lake.
	www.swedembkenya.se /pages/lake_victoria.htm (218 words)

	Victoria Wedding Services
		With the mildest climate in Canada, the most annual sunshine in British Columbia, and flowers year round, Victoria is aptly known as the "Garden City" and is fast becoming one of the world's most desirable wedding destinations.
		The Greater Victoria area is situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island just off the Westcoast of Canada and is surrounded by the sea on 3 sides.
		Victoria BC is also the home of the world famous Butchart Gardens.
	www.weddingswest.ca /GrabCategory.cfm?C=13&CatID=464&SectionID=1 (454 words)

	Lake Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		We have a prevailing sea breeze picking up the coolness of the water blowing in just at the right angle and there is a low pollen count.
		Uganda is near the middle of Africa and Bombo Island is on the Ugandan end of Lake Victoria.
		Lake Victoria is classified as an inland sea some 240 miles long by 190 miles wide, approximately the same size as Ireland; it is the highest point and the source of the longest river in the world, the Nile.
	www.lvch.org /island.htm (3265 words)

	LAKE VICTORIA
		The lake water is drained at a rate of about 600 m3 sec-1, at Jinja on the northern shore, into the Victoria Nile which flows northward via Lake Albert and the White Nile forming the uppermost reaches of the Nile River.
		Daphnia spp., Chydorus sp., Leptodora sp., Cyclops sp., Diaptomus, Caridina nilotica, Philodina spp., Keratella sp., Asplanchna brightwelli, Limnocnida victoriae.
		Although nutrient loads to the lake are not known, 400 kg m-2 yr-1 of T-N and 20 kg km-2 yr-1 of T-P are measured as averages of 24 points in the watershed of Nzoia River, a major tributary of the lake.
	www.ilec.or.jp /database/afr/afr-05.html (1010 words)

	AllRefer.com - Albert, Lake, Africa (African Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Albert, Lake, or Albert Nyanza[nIan´zu, nyAn´zA] Pronunciation Key, 2,064 sq mi (5,346 sq km), on the Congo (Kinshasa)–Uganda border, E central Africa.
		The lake is c.100 mi (160 km) long and c.19 mi (30 km) wide, with a maximum depth of 168 ft (51 m).
		Lying in the Great Rift Valley, 2,030 ft (619 m) above sea level, Lake Albert receives the Semliki River and the Victoria Nile and is drained by the Albert Nile, which becomes the Bahr-el-Jebel when it enters Sudan.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Albert-L.html (215 words)

	[CrashList] Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Aral Sea region was the location where Soviet scientists field tested some of the world's most toxic diseases and viruses.
		The Aral Sea at one time was the world's fourth largest lake, after the Caspian Sea, Lake Victoria, and Lake Superior.
		Fifty years later scientists estimate the Aral Sea receives only between one to five cubic kilometers per year, where as thirty-five cubic kilometers a year are necessary simply to stabilize the remaining shoreline.
	lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2000-November/014843.html (1114 words)

	Statement by Prime Minister Göran Persson at the WSSD side-event "From Baltic Sea to Lake Victoria - Innovative ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		I have the same high expectations for the partnership on Lake Victoria, that we have the pleasure of presenting here today.
		Municipalities in the Lake Victoria region have formed a joint organization for co-operation with the Union of Baltic Cities.
		Lake Victoria and the Baltic Sea can point to the road forward.
	www.sweden.gov.se /sb/d/1177/a/4139 (768 words)

	Sea Lake Times Ensign
		The Sea Lake and Wycheproof Times Ensign office is located at Sea Lake, in the heart of the Mallee, and situated halfway between Mildura and Bendigo.
		Sea Lake is home to dryland farmers, graziers and small business owners.
		Sea Lake and Wycheproof Times Ensign is distributed throughout the Mallee in the towns along the Calder Highway from Ouyen to Charlton, across to Woomelang and Birchip.
	www.vcpa.com.au /Vic/sea_lake_times_ensign.html (129 words)

	.:Sea & Lake Monsters:.
		Only a footprint has been found of what is believed to be it, no carcass, bones, or physical evidence has been found yet, besides the tales of encounter and sightings that the natives of the region claim.
		Ogopogo's home, Okanagan Lake, stretches from Vernon in the north to Penticton in the south with Kelowna in the centre.
		Sightings of this long, humped lady have been frequent ever since she was famously sighted in 1934 by a London surgeon who had the foresight to snap off a couple of photos and the sense to sell them to a daily paper.
	www.homestead.com /WinterSteel/SeaMonsters.html (7168 words)

	RACGP \| Rural practice in Victoria \| January/February - Faces of General Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		I am a solo practitioner in Sea Lake, a town of 700 people, situated midway between Bendigo and Mildura in Victoria, and, as the locals express it, almost equidistant from Melbourne and Adelaide.
		The local view is not quite that this is the centre of the earth, but one might be forgiven for thinking that, as in medieval Europe, all roads were said to lead to Rome, so here all roads lead to Sea Lake.
		There is an intense parochial pride that sets itself in opposition to the view, attributed to unspecified city types, that civilisation ends one hour north of Melbourne, and that rural Australia is peopled by the unlettered, whose sporting and bumpkin diversions are remote from the urbane sophistication of the metropolitan areas.
	www.racgp.org.au /document.asp?id=11779 (209 words)

	Lake Victoria, Tanzania major Lake
		The lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater in the world.
		Regions around the lake are of high importance to the country’s economy.
		The lake itself is the source of protein and income to local people, main activities being fishing and tourism.
	www.utalii.com /Lake_Victoria/Lake_Victoria_Mwanza.htm (174 words)

	British Columbia Victoria
		Whether you surround yourself in the glorious colour of Butchart Gardens, revel in the splendour of the Olympic Mountains as you walk along the beach on Dallas Road, or marvel at the lush green of the area's 15 year-round golf courses, the memories you make here won't soon be forgotten.
		Discover a rainbow of sea stars, anemones, and fish of all shapes and sizes at the Undersea Gardens, or say hello to the likes of Marilyn Monroe or Queen Victoria herself, in the Royal London Wax Museum.
		BC Ferries travels from Tsawwassen ferry terminal in Vancouver to Swartz Bay ferry terminal in Victoria, while the Seattle Clipper, a passenger ferry from Seattle, and the Coho, a vehicle ferry from Port Angeles both sail into downtown Victoria.
	watson-lake.travel.bc.ca /cities/victoria (848 words)

	Kenya Safari \| Kenya Travel Information \| Lake Victoria Overview... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This magnificent lake is not only the source of the Nile, but is also the largest body of fresh water in Africa, and second largest in the world after Lake Superior.
		A visit to Lake Victoria is highly recommended towards the end of a Masai Mara safari.
		Lake Victoria is the largest body of fresh water in Africa, (and second largest in the world after Lake Superior).
	www.eastafrica.co.za /kenya-lake-victoria.html (443 words)

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