[DOC] [TLE] Lake Victoria | lake, Africa | Britannica.com [PAR] May 4, 2015 ... Largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania ... to 
the sighting of the lake by the British explorer John Hanning Speke in 1858. 
Formerly known to the Arabs as Ukerewe, the lake was named by... [DOC] [TLE] Lake Victoria - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Jul 23, 2014 ... Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one 
of the African Great Lakes. It is the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical 
lake in the world, and the second ... The lake was first sighted by Europeans in 
1858 when the British explorer John Hanning Speke reached its... [DOC] [TLE] John Hanning Speke - Wikipedia [PAR] John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827  15 September 1864) was an officer in the 
British Indian ... He is also known for propounding the Hamitic hypothesis in 1863
. ... he had traveled in remote regions alone before, had experience collecting 
and ... In 1856, Speke and Burton went to East Africa to find the Great Lakes, 
which... [DOC] [TLE] Lake Victoria in Tanzania | A Tent With A View [PAR] Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake in Africa and chief ... the 
Nile led to the sighting of the lake by the British explorer John Hanning Speke in 
1858. Formerly known to the Arabs as Ukerewe, the lake was named by Speke in
... [DOC] [TLE] Interesting facts about Lake Victoria | Just Fun Facts [PAR] Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. ... Lake Victoria is the world's 
second largest fresh water lake by surface area, after Lake Superior in North 
America. ... led to the sighting of the lake by the British explorer John Hanning 
Speke in 1858. Formerly known to the Arabs as Ukerewe, the lake was named by 
Speke in... [DOC] [TLE] Lake Victoria Vacation Info - Lakelubbers [PAR] Lake Victoria -- also known as Victoria Nyanza, Ukerewe, and Nalubaale -- rakes 
in the superlatives: it is the largest lake on the African continent by ... ... 
Europeans later arrived in 1858, when British explorers John Hanning Speke 
and Richard ... Believing the lake to be the mouth of the Nile, Speke named it 
after Queen... [DOC] [TLE] Lake Victoria and Islands | The Treasure [PAR] May 13, 2013 ... Lake Victoria and Islands:The Great Pearl of East Africa ... it is the biggest of the 
African Great Lakes and the largest tropical lake ... the lake by the famous British 
explorer John Hanning Speke in 1858. Formerly known to the Arabs as Ukerewe. 
The lake was named by Speke in honour of Queen Victoria of... [DOC] [TLE] Lake Victoria [PAR] Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one 
... making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and 
... The lake lies within an elevated plateau in the western part of Africa's Great Rift 
... in 1858 when the British explorer John Hanning Speke reached its southern... [DOC] [TLE] A Review of Tim Jeal's "Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and ... [PAR] Dec 5, 2011 ... John Hanning Speke (!827-1864), from the frontispiece of his ... It was John 
Hanning Speke (1827-1864), who finally achieved this distinction in 1858. ... It 
asked Burton to go the African mountains and lakes, and it was ... northern lake 
which the Arabs called Ukerewe, Speke decided to go there on his own. [DOC] [TLE] The American Scholar: Water in the Empty Part of the Map - Sierra ... [PAR] Dec 7, 2012 ... When John Hanning Speke discovered the lake, he killed three birds ... so he 
shared its meat with his guide, an Arab trader named Mansur, who ... It was 1858, 
and he'd arrived at the source of the Nile. ... north end of the biggest lake in Africa 
into the ancient world before spilling ..... It was called Ukerewe. [DOC] [TLE] Lake Victoria - 68,800 km2 - Victoria Lake Africa: Map, Facts & More [PAR] Lake

Question: Before John Speke named this largest African lake in 1858, it was known to the Arabs as Ukerewe
Answer: Lake Victoria