query: which countries border lake victoria?

title: Lake Victoria

text: America. In terms of volume, Lake Victoria is the world's ninth largest continental lake, containing about of water . Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in Africa. The lake has a maximum depth of between 80 an and an average depth of . Its catchment area covers . The lake has a shoreline of when digitized at the 1:25,000 level, with islands constituting 3.7 percent of this length, and is divided among three countries: Kenya (6 percent or ), Uganda (45 percent or ), and Tanzania (49 percent or ). Geologically, Lake Victoria is relatively young at about 400,000 years

title: Fishing on Lake Victoria

text: of mothers were found to be chronically malnourished. The three countries bordering Lake Victoria – Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania – have agreed in principle to the idea of a tax on Nile perch exports, proceeds to be applied to various measures to benefit local communities and sustain the fishery. However, this tax has not been put into force, enforcement of fisheries and environmental laws generally are lax, and the Nile perch fishery remains in essence a mining operation so far. Fishing on Lake Victoria Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery. Before 1954, Lake Victoria's ecology was characterised by enormous

title: Lake Victoria

text: from direct rainfall. Average evaporation on the lake is between per year, almost double the precipitation of riparian areas. Lake Victoria receives its water additionally from rivers, and thousands of small streams. The Kagera River is the largest river flowing into this lake, with its mouth on the lake's western shore. Lake Victoria is drained solely by the Nile River near Jinja, Uganda, on the lake's northern shore. In the Kenya sector, the main influent rivers are the Sio, Nzoia, Yala, Nyando, Sondu Miriu, Mogusi, and Migori. The only outflow from Lake Victoria is the Nile River, which exits the

title: Lake Victoria

text: Lake Victoria Lake Victoria (' in Luo; ' in Uganda; "" in Kinyarwanda and some Bantu languages) is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named after Queen Victoria by the explorer John Hanning Speke, the first Briton to document it. Speke accomplished this in 1858, while on an expedition with Richard Francis Burton to locate the source of the Nile River. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: Lake Victoria ferries Lake Victoria ferries are motor ships (earlier examples were steamboats) for ferry services carrying freight and/or vehicles and/or passengers among Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya on Lake Victoria. Operating ferries on Lake Victoria are most often Ro-Pax ferries for the simultaneous transport of passengers, vehicles and goods. Some other ferries are dedicated to the transport of goods / vehicles only (train ferries, Ro-Ro ferries and cargo ships), and also some others are catamarans for passenger transport only. For most of the 20th century, Lake Victoria ferries were international ferries operating clockwise or counterclockwise around Lake Victoria. In the

title: Lake Victoria

text: "P. emini" has been recorded from the vicinity of Bukoba in Tanzania. The only shrimp/prawn is "Caridina nilotica", which is common and widespread in the lake. Lake Victoria is home to 28 species of freshwater snails (e.g., "Bellamya", "Biomphalaria", "Bulinus", "Cleopatra", "Gabbiella", and "Melanoides"), including 12 endemic species/subspecies. There are 17 species of bivalves ("Corbicula", "Coelatura", "Sphaerium", and "Byssanodonta"), including 6 endemic species/subspecies. Two of the snail genera, "Biomphalaria" and "Bulinus", are intermediate hosts of the parasite bilharzia (schistosomiasis). Human infections by this parasite are common at Lake Victoria. This may increase as a result of the spread of the

title: Lake Victoria

text: lake near Jinja, Uganda. In terms of contributed water, this makes Lake Victoria the principal source of the longest branch of the Nile. However, the most distal source of the Nile Basin, and therefore the ultimate source of the Nile, is more often considered to be one of the tributary rivers of the Kagera River (the exact tributary remains undetermined), and which originates in either Rwanda or Burundi. The uppermost section of the Nile is generally known as the Victoria Nile until it reaches Lake Albert. Although it is a part of the same river system known as the White

title: Malawi-Tanzania border

text: Mozambique and Tanzania. The border at Malawi Lake is disputed, as are the rights to the lake. Following the Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, the two colonial powers, the United Kingdom (for Nyasaland, which later became Malawi) and Germany (for Tanganyika, which later became Tanzania) agreed that the border would follow the Tanzanian shore of the lake. When Malawi and Tanzania respectively gained independence, the agreement was never modified. Oil-prospecting projects on the lake conducted by a British company have revived border disagreements between the two countries. Malawi-Tanzania border The Malawi-Tanzania border is an international boundary that separates Malawi and Tanzania

title: Lake Victoria

text: means of transport between Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. The main ports on the lake are Kisumu, Mwanza, Bukoba, Entebbe, Port Bell, and Jinja. Until Kenyan independence in 1963, the fastest and newest ferry, MV "Victoria", was designated a Royal Mail Ship. In 1966, train ferry services between Kenya and Tanzania were established with the introduction of and . The ferry MV "Bukoba" sank in the lake on 21 May 1996 with a loss of between 800 and 1,000 lives, making it one of Africa's worst maritime disasters. Lake Victoria Lake Victoria (' in Luo; ' in Uganda; "" in Kinyarwanda

title: Lake Victoria squeaker

text: Lake Victoria squeaker The Lake Victoria squeaker ("Synodontis victoriae") is a species of upside-down catfish that is native to Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda where it is found in Lakes Kioga and Victoria and the Victorian Nile the lower Kagera River and the Malagarasi River drainage. It was first described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1906, from specimens collected in the Lake Victoria at Buganga, Uganda and Entebbe, Uganda by Mr. E. Degen. The species name "victoriae" is derived from the location where the species was originally discovered, Lake Victoria. Like all members of the genus "Synodontis", "S.

title: Lake Victoria

text: project digitized ten-thousand points and created the first true bathymetric map of the lake. The deepest part of the lake is offset to the east of the lake near Kenya and the lake is generally shallower in the west along the Ugandan shoreline and the south along the Tanzanian shoreline. Many mammal species live in the region of Lake Victoria, and some of these are closely associated with the lake itself and the nearby wetlands. Among these are the hippopotamus, African clawless otter, spotted-necked otter, marsh mongoose, sitatunga, bohor reedbuck, defassa waterbuck, cane rats, and giant otter shrew. Lake Victoria

title: Lake Victoria

text: life to exist within a narrow range of depth. In this way, the Nile perch has degraded the diverse and thriving ecosystem that was once Lake Victoria. The abundance of aquatic life is not the only dependent of the lake: more than thirty million people in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda rely on the lake for its natural resources. Hundreds of endemic species that evolved under the special conditions offered by the protection of Lake Victoria have been lost due to extinction, and several more are still threatened. Their loss is devastating for the lake, the fields of ecology, genetics and

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: Uganda, will join "MV Umoja" on the route. The Dar es Salaam to Kampala route costs US$65 per tonne, compared to US$90 per tonne on the Mombasa to Kampala route, as of June 2018. The Citizen (Tanzania), reported similar information. Lake Victoria ferries Lake Victoria ferries are motor ships (earlier examples were steamboats) for ferry services carrying freight and/or vehicles and/or passengers among Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya on Lake Victoria. Operating ferries on Lake Victoria are most often Ro-Pax ferries for the simultaneous transport of passengers, vehicles and goods. Some other ferries are dedicated to the transport of goods /

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: Tanzania), 5 (in Uganda) and 6 (in Kenya). The largest ferries for the transport of cargo on Lake Victoria are the train ferries , , and . These are considered for international operation between Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. Each of them is able to transport 1180 tonnes of goods or 22 long rail waggons in four lanes (four tracks). In 2018, MV "Umoja" and MV "Kaawa" were in use between Port Bell and Mwanza, the two ferries "MV Pemba" and MV Uhuru" were suspended. The largest passenger ship on Lake Victoria is MV "Victoria", a vessel which can transport up

title: Lake Victoria Serena Resort

text: Lake Victoria Serena Resort Lake Victoria Serena Resort is a 5-star hotel in Lweeza, in Wakiso District, in Uganda, on the shores of Lake Victoria, Africa's largest fresh-water lake. The resort is located on the Lweeza-Kigo Road, in Lweeza, Kigo Zone, in the parliamentary constituency of Kyaddondo County South, in Wakiso District, in Central Uganda, along the northwestern shores of Lake Victoria. This location is approximately , by road, northeast of the city of Entebbe and approximately , by road, southeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the hotel are:00 11 55N, 32 35 55E (Latitude:0.198610;

title: Lake Victoria

text: lake and reporting the great outflow at Ripon Falls on the lake's northern shore. The only outflow for Lake Victoria is at Jinja, Uganda, where it forms the Victoria Nile. The water since at least 12,000 years ago drained across a natural rock weir. In 1952, engineers acting for the government of British Uganda blasted out the weir and reservoir to replace it with an artificial barrage to control the level of the lake and reduce the gradual erosion of the rock weir. A standard for mimicking the old rate of outflow called the "agreed curve" was established, setting the

title: Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization

text: Lake Victoria. CIFA is the FAO Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization The Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) is an institution under the East African Community, with the aim to harmonise, develop and adopt conservation and management measures for the sustainable utilisation of living resources of Lake Victoria, and to optimise socio-economic benefits from the basin for the three partner states; Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The LVFO headquarters are in Jinja, Uganda. LVFO collaborates closely with the national fisheries research institutes in the three partner states. LVFO was established in June 1994, on the basis of

title: Lake Victoria Serena Resort

text: Airport, and the Kampala Serena Hotel, in the center of Kampala. Other planned amenities include a golf course, a marina, a conference center and a luxury residential complex. The entire resort sits on a prime lake-shore piece of real estate that measures an estimated . The Kampala Serena Hotel is owned by a Pearl Development Group, a private company, and is managed by the Serena Hotels Group. Lake Victoria Serena Resort Lake Victoria Serena Resort is a 5-star hotel in Lweeza, in Wakiso District, in Uganda, on the shores of Lake Victoria, Africa's largest fresh-water lake. The resort is located

title: Lake Kyoga

text: Lake Kyoga Lake Kyoga (also spelled Kioga) is a large shallow lake in Uganda, about in area and at an elevation of 1,033 metres. The Victoria Nile flows through the lake on its way from Lake Victoria to Lake Albert. The main inflow from Lake Victoria is regulated by the Nalubaale Power Station in Jinja. Another source of water is the Mount Elgon region on the border between Uganda and Kenya. While Lake Kyoga is part of the Great Lakes system, it is not itself considered a great lake. The lake reaches a depth of about 5.7 metres, and most

title: Lake Victoria

text: maximum flow rate at 300 to 1,700 cubic metres per second (392–2,224 cu yd/sec) depending on the lake's water level. In 2002, Uganda completed a second hydroelectric complex in the area, the Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station, with World Bank assistance. By 2006, the water levels in Lake Victoria had reached an 80-year low, and Daniel Kull, an independent hydrologist living in Nairobi, Kenya, calculated that Uganda was releasing about twice as much water as is allowed under the agreement, and was primarily responsible for recent drops in the lake's level. Since the 1900s, Lake Victoria ferries have been an important

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: (URC) took over three train ferries, MV "Pemba", MV "Kaawa" and MV "Kabalega". TRC's Marine Division introduced the ferry in about 1979 and the passenger and cargo ship in 1988. In 1997, the Marine Division of TRC became a separate company, the Marine Services Company Limited, whose fleet includes MV "Serengeti", MV "Umoja", and MV "Victoria". Early in the 21st century, new Lake Victoria ro-ro ferries were constructed at Mwanza port in Tanzania, in particular through the family-owned and local "Songoro Marine Transport Ltd" in Tanzania. This added some dynamics to the ferry services sector on Lake Victoria and allowed

title: Lake Victoria squeaker

text: largely due to the competition from introduced Nile perch in its ecosystem. It feeds small snails, where it is able to extract the flesh without crushing the shells. It also feeds on insects, small fish, and ostracods. The growth rate is rapid in the first year, then slows down as the fish age. Lake Victoria squeaker The Lake Victoria squeaker ("Synodontis victoriae") is a species of upside-down catfish that is native to Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda where it is found in Lakes Kioga and Victoria and the Victorian Nile the lower Kagera River and the Malagarasi River drainage. It

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: based on catamarans were to be launched. A US based company, Earthwise Ventures, announced that it would bring a fleet of fast ferries to Lake Victoria to connect major ports on the lake. Later on, the private Earthwise Ferries Ltd with branches in Tanzania and Uganda started to operate the first catamaran passenger ferry on Lake Victoria in 2012, the MV "Amani" at Port Bell in Uganda, followed by a sister ship in 2018, the MV "Bluebird" at Mwanza port in Tanzania. Also in 2010, a Scottish investor, Malcolm Ormiston, founded "Globology Ltd" in Kisumu, Kenya to build and to

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: 21st century, ferries are mostly operating domestically within the borders of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and between mainland ports and ports on Lake Victoria islands. The main ports on the lake are in Kisumu in Kenya; Mwanza, Musoma, Bukoba in Tanzania; Entebbe, Port Bell and Jinja in Uganda. Many smaller Lake Victoria ports are also in use, the number of ports served by ferries in Tanzania alone reaches 30. The four ports Kisumu, Port Bell, Musoma and Mwanza allow dedicated train ferries to dock at railroad ferry wharfs with jetties for direct rail track access to the ferries. The track

title: Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization

text: Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization The Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) is an institution under the East African Community, with the aim to harmonise, develop and adopt conservation and management measures for the sustainable utilisation of living resources of Lake Victoria, and to optimise socio-economic benefits from the basin for the three partner states; Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The LVFO headquarters are in Jinja, Uganda. LVFO collaborates closely with the national fisheries research institutes in the three partner states. LVFO was established in June 1994, on the basis of the CIFA Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of

title: Lake Victoria Serena Resort

text: Longitude:32.598610). Lake Victoria Serena Resort is a 5 star resort hotel operated by the Serena Hotels Group. It is the second property in Uganda, under the Serena brand. The flagship hotel in the country, operated by the group, is the 5-star Kampala Serena Hotel, located on Nakasero Hill, in central Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Acquired in 2006, Lake Victoria Serena Resort is undergoing expansion and renovations. When completed, it will consist of 124 individual rooms, including ten suites, of which two are presidential suites. The hotel will also have its own helipad for easy transition between the hotel, Entebbe International

title: Lake Victoria

text: wait until research showed the effect of the introduction in Kyoga, but by the late 1950s, Nile perch began being caught in Lake Victoria. As the species was already present, there were few objections when more Nile perch were transferred to Victoria to further bolster the stock in 1962—63. The origin of the first Victoria introductions in the 1950s is not entirely clear and indisputable evidence is lacking. Uganda Game and Fisheries Department (UGFD) officials denied that they were involved, but circumstantial evidence suggests otherwise and local Africans employed by UGFD have said that they introduced the species in 1954—55

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: operate smaller catamaran passenger ferries to operate on Lake Victoria in Kenya and in Uganda under the brand name "Waterbus East Africa". A first small and locally built catamaran, MV "Captain Dan" went into operation in 2010. In 2017, Globology intended to start to build 3-5 catamaran passenger ferries per year each with a capacity to transport 120 passengers. As of April 2013, only Tanzania Railways' Central Line was operating freight rail services from Mwanza to Tabora, Dodoma and Dar es Salaam and therefore connecting the Lake Victoria freight services with the world market. In 2017, the contract with RVR

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: remaining Lake Victoria train ferries of Uganda and Kenya (MV "Kabalega" sank in 2005), MV "Pemba", MV "Uhuru" and "MV Kaawa". RVR suspended MV "Pemba" and MV "Kaawa" from service indefinitely and also stopped MV "Uhuru" from all operations in 2007 after the railway branch line of the Uganda Railway between Kisumu and Nakuru dropped ouit of operations due to an aging railway infrastructure. The Lake Victoria railheads in Port Bell, Jinja and Kisumu, then also operated by RVR, went out of operation. The remaining Tanzanian train ferry, MV "Umoja" could only serve Tanzanian rail jetties and became almost suspended

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: the ferries delivered to several operators around Lake Victoria in the 21st century however have been designed and built in Tanzania through construction firms with dockyards and floating dry docks located at Mwanza port. Most new ro-ro ferries on Lake Victoria have been built by local "Songoro Marine Transport Ltd", a company with construction services in Mwanza. Outside Mwanza, a new Kenyan company based in Kisumu, "Globology Ltd", is planning to build and to operate up to 15 passenger-only catamaran passenger ferries until 2020. The original ships serving the Uganda Railway were built in the United Kingdom as "knock down"

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: hinterland. Typical journey times were 13 hours between Port Bell in Uganda and Kisumu in Kenya, and 19 hours between Port Bell and Mwanza in Tanzania. The most important Lake Victoria port is Mwanza in Tanzania not only because of the port infrastructure, rail and road access to the Indian Ocean but also because of major pieces of facilities for ferry operation, service and construction. Dedicated dry docks for ferry repairs exist in or near Mwanza, Kisumu and Port Bell, but only the dry docks in Mwanza are thoroughly used. The industry for Lake Victoria has moved here. The first

title: Lake Victoria

text: and chemicals from farms. The Lake Victoria basin while generally rural has many major centres of population. Its shores in particular are dotted with the key cities and towns, including Kisumu, Kisii, and Homa Bay in Kenya; Kampala, Jinja and Entebbe in Uganda; and Bukoba, Mwanza, and Musoma in Tanzania. These cities and towns also are home to many factories that discharge some chemicals directly into the lake or its influent rivers. Large parts of these urban areas also discharge untreated (raw) sewage into the river, increasing its eutrophication that in turn is helping to increase the invasive water hyacinth.

title: Lake Victoria (Victoria)

text: for which the lake and its surrounds are important include the hooded plover, little egret and orange-bellied parrot. It sometimes holds internationally significant numbers of red-necked stints and banded stilts. Plant communities consist of salt tolerant species typical of coastal dune woodland and saltmarsh in the region. Woodland and tall shrubland along the southern lakeshore mainly consist of Moonah woodland Melaleuca Lancadolata, a species that is listed as threatened in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act. Lake Victoria (Victoria) Lake Victoria is a shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria in Australia, close to the township of

title: Lake Victoria

text: Lake Kivu, which is part of the present-day Congo River basin, but is believed to have been connected to Lakes Edward and Victoria by rivers until the uplifting of parts of the East African Rift. This deep lake may have functioned as an "evolutionary reservoir" for this haplochromine group in periods where other shallower lakes in the region dried out, as happened to Lake Victoria about 15,000 years ago. In recent history only Lake Kyoga was easily accessible to Victoria cichlids, as further downstream movement by the Victoria Nile (to Lake Albert) is prevented by a series of waterfalls, notably

title: Lake Victoria (Victoria)

text: Lake Victoria (Victoria) Lake Victoria is a shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria in Australia, close to the township of Point Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered by Parks Victoria. The lake is separated from Bass Strait by a narrow strip of coastal dunes. It forms part of the Swan Bay wetland system of shallow marine areas and lagoons, and is an important wetland for waterbirds and waders. The site is part of the Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International. Birds of conservation significance

title: Lake Victoria

text: old. It formed when westward-flowing rivers were dammed by an upthrown crustal block. During its geological history, Lake Victoria went through changes ranging from its present shallow depression, through to what may have been a series of much smaller lakes. Geological cores taken from its bottom show Lake Victoria has dried up completely at least three times since it formed. These drying cycles are probably related to past ice ages, which were times when precipitation declined globally. Lake Victoria last dried out about 17,300 years ago, and it refilled 14,700 years ago. Lake Victoria receives 80 percent of its water

title: Lake Victoria

text: species in Lake Victoria. The release of large amounts of untreated wastewater (sewage) and agricultural and industrial runoff directly into Lake Victoria over the past 30 years has greatly increased the nutrient levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in the lake "triggering massive growth of exotic water hyacinth, which colonised the lake in the late 1990s". This invasive weed creates anoxic (total depletion of oxygen levels) conditions in the lake inhibiting decomposing plant material, raising toxicity and disease levels to both fish and people. At the same time, the plant's mat or "web" creates a barrier for boats and ferries to

title: Lake Victoria

text: the natives continued to dominate fisheries until the 1970s where their decline meant that there was a strong shift towards the non-native Nile tilapia (now 7 percent of catches), non-native Nile perch (60 percent) and the native Lake Victoria sardine (30 percent). Because of its small size, the abundant open-water Lake Victoria sardine only supported minor fisheries until the decline of other natives. At the peak in the early 1990s, of Nile perch were landed annually in Lake Victoria, but this has declined significantly in later years. A number of environmental issues are associated with Lake Victoria and the complete

title: Fishing on Lake Victoria

text: Fishing on Lake Victoria Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery. Before 1954, Lake Victoria's ecology was characterised by enormous biodiversity. It was inhabited by over 500 species of fish, 90% of which were cichlids belonging to the haplochromines. They are thought to have evolved in Lake Victoria within the last 15,000 years. They are known for their extraordinary ability to evolve rapidly to suit extremely localised and diverse environments, a characteristic termed 'evolutionary plasticity'. This ability has made the cichlid species of Lake Victoria an extremely successful fish. Haplochromine species accounted for some 80% of the fish biomass of

title: Lake Wendouree, Victoria

text: and cafes near the lake, including the fashionable Lake View hotel (established 1875) and "The Boatshed". Lake Wendouree, Victoria Lake Wendouree is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia located immediately west of the Ballarat central business district. It encompasses the man-made recreational lake Lake Wendouree, after which it is named. At the 2016 census, Lake Wendouree had a population of 2,882. Lake Wendouree is home to many of the city's wealthiest residents and much of its old money. It has the highest median value in the Ballarat urban area ($610,000). The suburb also holds the record for the highest declared

title: Lake Boga (Victoria)

text: Lake Boga (Victoria) Lake Boga (), a freshwater endorheic lake that is managed by Goulburn–Murray Water as a water storage, is part of the Victorian Mid Murray Storages, is located near in The Mallee region of Victoria, in southeastern Australia. The lake is situated about southeast of Swan Hill and adjacent to the town of the same name. During World War II, Lake Boga was used as a repair and service depot for flying boats at the Lake Boga Flying Boat Base which was established in June 1942 and closed in November 1947. Lake Boga has a capacity of at

title: Lake Border Moraine

text: less than , become barely above the lake at its south end Lake Border Moraine The Lake Border Moraine (also called the Lake Border Morainic System) is a complex group of moraines bordering the southern end of Lake Michigan. It can be traced north along the eastern shore of the lake basin and across the highlands between the northern Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay. It continues around the Saginaw Basin into the " thumb " of Michigan, and south through southeastern Michigan on the eastern side of the "thumb." Along Lake Michigan, north to Holland the system is close to

title: Lake Victoria

text: As of 2016, an environmental data repository exists for Lake Victoria. The repository contains shoreline, bathymetry, pollution, temperature, wind vector, and other important data for both the lake and the wider Basin. The first recorded information about Lake Victoria comes from Arab traders plying the inland routes in search of gold, ivory, other precious commodities, and slaves. An excellent map, known as the Muhammad al-Idrisi map from the calligrapher who developed it and dated from the 1160s, clearly depicts an accurate representation of Lake Victoria, and attributes it as the source of the Nile. The lake was first sighted by

title: Lake Border Moraine

text: Lake Border Moraine The Lake Border Moraine (also called the Lake Border Morainic System) is a complex group of moraines bordering the southern end of Lake Michigan. It can be traced north along the eastern shore of the lake basin and across the highlands between the northern Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay. It continues around the Saginaw Basin into the " thumb " of Michigan, and south through southeastern Michigan on the eastern side of the "thumb." Along Lake Michigan, north to Holland the system is close to the shore. From Holland north to Oceana County it is to east

title: Lake Wendouree, Victoria

text: Lake Wendouree, Victoria Lake Wendouree is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia located immediately west of the Ballarat central business district. It encompasses the man-made recreational lake Lake Wendouree, after which it is named. At the 2016 census, Lake Wendouree had a population of 2,882. Lake Wendouree is home to many of the city's wealthiest residents and much of its old money. It has the highest median value in the Ballarat urban area ($610,000). The suburb also holds the record for the highest declared price for a (non-subdivision) residential property sale in Ballarat - $1.5 million and has highest percentage

title: Lake Gardens, Victoria

text: Lake Gardens, Victoria Lake Gardens is a relatively new suburb on the western rural-urban fringe of Ballarat, Victoria Australia located near Lake Wendouree and directly behind the Ballarat Botanical Gardens from which the suburb draws its name. The suburb is bounded by Gillies Street to the east, O'Donnell's Road to the west and Gregory Street West to the north. The population at the was 1,695. Lake Gardens is almost entirely residential, laid out in street hierarchy with a centrepiece ornamental lake. It has no commercial area; the nearest shopping centres are in Wendouree to the north and Alfredton to the

title: Lake Mountain (Victoria)

text: Lake Mountain (Victoria) Lake Mountain is a mountain and cross-country ski resort that is located in Victoria, Australia; approximately from Melbourne. It is the most popular ski resort in Australia in visitor numbers due to its proximity to the populous city of Melbourne, mainly from casual visitors. Lake Mountain Alpine Resort is an Unincorporated area of Victoria surrounded by the Shire of Murrindindi. There is no lake at Lake Mountain, the area was named after George Lake, who was the Surveyor-General of the area including the mountain. The Lake Mountain Alpine Resort is situated in a saddle between Lake Mountain

title: Lake Victoria

text: eutrophication. The fertility of tropical waters depends on the rate at which nutrients can be brought into solution. The influent rivers of Lake Victoria provide few nutrients to the lake in relation to its size. Because of this, most of Lake Victoria's nutrients are thought to be locked up in lake-bottom deposits. By itself, this vegetative matter decays slowly. Animal flesh decays considerably faster, however, so the fertility of the lake is dependent on the rate at which these nutrients can be taken up by fish and other organisms. There is little doubt that "Haplochromis" played an important role in

title: Lake Boga (Victoria)

text: flowing into the lake during 2010, and by 2011, the lake was one of many rivers and water storage facilities in Victoria that was flooded as a result of the 2011 Victorian floods. Lake Boga (Victoria) Lake Boga (), a freshwater endorheic lake that is managed by Goulburn–Murray Water as a water storage, is part of the Victorian Mid Murray Storages, is located near in The Mallee region of Victoria, in southeastern Australia. The lake is situated about southeast of Swan Hill and adjacent to the town of the same name. During World War II, Lake Boga was used as

title: Lake Victoria

text: and its wetlands has a large population of Nile crocodiles, as well as African helmeted turtles, variable mud turtles, and Williams' mud turtle. The Williams' mud turtle is restricted to Lake Victoria and other lakes, rivers, and swamps in the upper Nile basin. Lake Victoria formerly was very rich in fish, including many endemics, but a high percentage of these became extinct during the last 50 years. The main group in Lake Victoria is the haplochromine cichlids ("Haplochromis" "sensu lato") with more than 500 species, almost all endemic and some still undescribed. This is far more species of fish than

title: Navies of landlocked countries

text: Navies of landlocked countries A landlocked navy is a naval force operated by a country which does not have a coastline. While such states are obviously unable to develop a sea-going, blue-water navy, they may still deploy armed forces on major lakes or rivers. There are several reasons a landlocked country may choose to maintain a navy. If a river or lake forms a national border, countries may feel the need to protect and patrol that border with a military force. In some regions, roads may be unreliable or circuitous, and a river or lake may be the easiest way

title: Lake Boga, Victoria

text: Lake Boga, Victoria Lake Boga () is a town in Victoria, Australia, located next to the lake of the same name. It is situated within the Rural City of Swan Hill within the Mallee region of north-west Victoria. At the 2011 census, Lake Boga had a population of 719. The town is located north west of Melbourne and south east of the regional centre Swan Hill. The Wemba-Wemba Indigenous Australian people occupied the lake for thousands of years before the arrival of Major Sir Thomas Mitchell in June 1836. Two German Moravian missionaries, Reverend A.F.C. Täger and Reverend F.W. Spieseke,

title: Lake Boga, Victoria

title: South Australia–Victoria border dispute

text: South Australia–Victoria border dispute The border between the Australian state of South Australia and what is today the State of Victoria was established in 1836 by imperial letters patent "as the 141st degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich". In 1836 the land in what is now called Victoria was part of the colony of New South Wales, the original Victorian border was drawn between the colonies of South Australia and New South Wales. Due to human error by numerous explorers and surveyors, it took more than 75 years and a protracted legal dispute before the precise placement of the

title: Lake Bolac, Victoria

text: Lake Bolac, Victoria Lake Bolac is a town in the Western District region of Victoria, Australia, in the Rural City of Ararat, west of Ballarat. At the 2016 census, Lake Bolac and the surrounding area had a population of 330. The town is on the shores of Lake Bolac, a freshwater lake popular with anglers. The Glenelg Highway passes through the town. Lake Bolac Post Office opened on 1 November 1864. Lake Bolac has a Prep to year 12 school. There is a caravan park on the lake that is popular in summer with holidaying families. The football team is

title: Pink Lake (Victoria)

text: lake along with Lake Crosbie, Lake Becking, Lake Kenyon and Lake Hardyis are part of the Murray-Sunset National Park and is managed by Parks Victoria. A rest-stop overlooks the lake's basin. Salt has been harvested from the lake since the 1860s and on average 20 tonnes a year are harvested by the Mount Zero Olive company working in conjunction with the Barengi Gadjin Land Council. Commercial harvesting stopped in the 1970s but was resumed after negotiations between the Victorian State government, the Barengi Gadjin Land Council and the Mount Zero Olive Company in 2009. Pink Lake (Victoria) Pink Lake (historically

title: Onion Lake Border Chiefs

text: Onion Lake Border Chiefs The Onion Lake Border Chiefs are a Canadian junior B ice hockey team located in Onion Lake, Saskatchewan. They joined the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League in 2014 and play out of the Onion Lake Memorial Communiplex. Their head coach is Mike Clague. The Border Chiefs were founded in 2014 along with the Frog Lake T-Birds. They became the second team in the NEAJBHL to play out of a First Nations reserve (the other being the T-Birds). In their first season, they finished eighth out of ten teams in the NEAJBHL, with a record

title: Lake Victoria

text: Some of the threatened Lake Victoria cichlid species have captive "insurance" populations in zoos, public aquaria and among private aquarists, and a few species are extinct in the wild (only survive in captivity). Before the mass extinction that has occurred among the lake's cichlids in the last 50 years, about 90 percent of the native fish species in the lake were haplochromines. Disregarding the haplochromines, the only native Victoria cichlids are two critically endangered tilapia, the Singida tilapia ("Oreochromis esculentus") and Victoria tilapia ("O. variabilis"). The extinction of cichlids in the genus "Haplochromis" has also been blamed on the lake's

title: Onion Lake Border Chiefs

text: of 13–20–3, and were swept in the first round of the NEAJBHL playoffs by the Wainwright Bisons. Onion Lake Border Chiefs The Onion Lake Border Chiefs are a Canadian junior B ice hockey team located in Onion Lake, Saskatchewan. They joined the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League in 2014 and play out of the Onion Lake Memorial Communiplex. Their head coach is Mike Clague. The Border Chiefs were founded in 2014 along with the Frog Lake T-Birds. They became the second team in the NEAJBHL to play out of a First Nations reserve (the other being the T-Birds).

title: Pink Lake (Victoria)

text: Pink Lake (Victoria) Pink Lake (historically known as Lake Lochiel) is a small circular salt lake on the Western Highway just north of Dimboola. Granville Stapylton, part of the explorer Thomas Mitchell's 1836 expedition into western Victoria, reconnoitered Pink Lake on 20 July 1836. The lake received its name from its distinctive pink colour. The brightness of the hue varies according to the level of rainfall. Until recently it was assumed that red algae created the pink hue however recent research reported by "Australian Geographic" describes the colour as result of a pigment produced by the "Salinibacter ruber bacteria". The

title: Lake Charm, Victoria

text: Charm and it is still active. The Lake Charm cricket team played in the North West Lakes Cricket association both ceased in the early 1970s. Other popular sports at Lake Charm are water skiing, sailing and fishing. Just south of town is the Yungera railway line. The train does not stop, with the station closing to all traffic on 31 July 1977. Lake Charm, Victoria Lake Charm is a small town situated on the Murray Valley Highway, just west of a lake of the same name. Located in the northwest of Victoria, Australia, within the Shire of Gannawarra. Lake Charm

title: Lake Charm, Victoria

text: Lake Charm, Victoria Lake Charm is a small town situated on the Murray Valley Highway, just west of a lake of the same name. Located in the northwest of Victoria, Australia, within the Shire of Gannawarra. Lake Charm is 19 km from Kerang. At the , Lake Charm and the surrounding area had a population of 311. The area is a popular destination for waterskiing, boating, duck hunting, fishing and scenic drives. It is south of Swan Hill, the nearest large town. Lake Charm has a surface area of 457 hectares and is especially noted for its large redfin. Just

title: South Australia–Victoria border dispute

text: ruled in favour of Victoria. When the railway line was built from Melbourne to Adelaide, a station was built in the disputed territory and paid for equally by both governments to provide a place for the exchange of locomotives and crews. While this station is no longer used, the building remains in the tiny town of Serviceton. South Australia–Victoria border dispute The border between the Australian state of South Australia and what is today the State of Victoria was established in 1836 by imperial letters patent "as the 141st degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich". In 1836 the land

title: Fishing on Lake Victoria

text: the lake, an abundance which led Graham to believe that this species flock could support a trawler fishery of up to 200 boats. It also meant that Lake Victoria at one time boasted one of the most diverse fish environments on earth. With such diversity, the cichlids of Lake Victoria managed to exploit virtually every food source available, including most detritus, zooplankton and phytoplankton. Haplochromine species are relatively small and bony, and were generally not favoured in catches. Riparian populations preferred the lake's two endemic species of tilapia ("Oreochromis esculentus" and "O. variabilis"). Hence, by the late 1940s, British colonial

title: Lake Victoria

text: natural insect predators, including two different water hyacinth weevils and large harvesting and chopping boats, which seem to be much more effective in eliminating the water hyacinth. Other factors which may have contributed to the decline of the water hyacinth in Lake Victoria include varying weather patterns, such as El Niño during the last few months of 1997 and first six months of 1998 bringing with it higher levels of water in the lake and thus dislodging the plants. Heavy winds and rains along with their subsequent waves may have also damaged the plants during this same time frame. The

title: Victoria Highway

text: and spectacular gorges. Its eastern terminus is at Katherine which is renowned for Katherine Gorge. In Western Australia, the access road to the Ord River Dam which holds back Lake Argyle - Australia's largest artificial lake - begins at the Victoria Highway just west of the Western Australia / Northern Territory border. The western terminus is at Great Northern Highway, south of Wyndham, WA. The highway connects the towns of Kununurra, Timber Creek, and Katherine The highway crosses Victoria River near Timber Creek, and this crossing is particularly flood-prone in the wet season. Water overtopping the bridge can cut the

title: Lake Victoria

text: any other lake in the world, except Lake Malawi. These are the result of a rapid adaptive radiation in the last circa 15,000 years. Their extraordinary diversity and speed of evolution have been the subjects for many scientists studying the forces that drive the richness of life everywhere. The Victoria haplochromines are part of an older group of more than 700 closely related species, also including those of several smaller lakes in the region, notably Kyoga, Edward—George, Albert, and Kivu. Most of these lakes are relatively shallow (like Victoria) and part of the present-day upper Nile basin. The exception is

title: Water hyacinth in Lake Victoria

text: Water hyacinth in Lake Victoria Water hyacinth has become a major invasive plant species in Lake Victoria and while it is native to the continent of South America, human activity has introduced the greenery to Lake Victoria, where it is claimed to have negatively affected local ecosystems. The exact time and place of introduction has been debated, but the plant is native to South America so it appears to have reached Lake Victoria due to human activity. As its flowers are reputed for their beauty, it might have been brought over as an ornamental for garden ponds. The consensus is

title: Norway–Russia border

text: Lake Inari, which is regulated for level difference of . Both countries have appointed a border commissioner to uphold the border treaty and its protocols. The Norwegian Border Commissioner is based in Kirkenes and is subordinate to the National Police Directorate. The Russian commissioner is based in Nikel. Norwegian border patrolling is undertaken by the Garrison of Sør-Varanger, which largely bases itself on use of conscripts. In Russia border patrolling is carried out by the Border Guard Service of Russia and the Federal Security Service. The EEZs are patrolled by the Norwegian Coast Guard and the Russian FSB Coast Guard,

title: Lake Mountain (Victoria)

text: destination for road cyclists due to the challenging climbs up to the resort. Lake Mountain can be climbed from two sides: from Warburton (a grueling climb up the Reefton Spur) or from Marysville, the more popular route. The climb from Marysville is long and rises at an average gradient of 4.3%. The first of the climb are the most challenging with an average gradient of 8.1%. Lake Mountain (Victoria) Lake Mountain is a mountain and cross-country ski resort that is located in Victoria, Australia; approximately from Melbourne. It is the most popular ski resort in Australia in visitor numbers due

title: Lake Bolac, Victoria

text: eight grain silos were either damaged or destroyed. A ute's windscreen was smashed by a falling tree at the caravan park, and a grain silo was lifted off the ground and was found 3 km away. It is estimated 400 residents lost power due to the tornado. The damage bill was estimated at two million dollars. Lake Bolac, Victoria Lake Bolac is a town in the Western District region of Victoria, Australia, in the Rural City of Ararat, west of Ballarat. At the 2016 census, Lake Bolac and the surrounding area had a population of 330. The town is on

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: ferry on Lake Victoria started operation in 1900 during the colonial era and the rule of the British Empire at the port of Kisumu. The original steamboats were later replaced by motor ships, some of them still operate on tha lake. Almost all ferries (trains, cargo, passenger) in operation at the end of the 20th century were decades old. In 2018, most of them are still in operation. Newer 21st century-built ferries make up the majority of all ferries on Lake Victoria as of 2018. The number of ferries known to be in commercial operation amount to around 30 (in

title: Lake Victoria (New South Wales)

text: of agreed minimum flows of water down the Murray into South Australia. Even though Lake Victoria is in New South Wales, it is operated by SA Water, the South Australian water authority, on behalf of River Murray Water, a division of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission. Lake Victoria (New South Wales) Lake Victoria, a naturally occurring shallow freshwater lake of the Murray catchment and part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. The lake is located approximately downstream of the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers and draws its

title: Edenhope, Victoria

text: Edenhope, Victoria Edenhope is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Wimmera Highway, 30 kilometres from the South Australian border, in the Shire of West Wimmera local government area. At the Edenhope had a population of 946. The township of Edenhope was established some years later than nearby Apsley, the Post Office opening on 16 July 1864. The town sits on the shores of Lake Wallace, which is home to abundant waterbirds, and is a popular fishing and water sports destination. Lake Wallace is now filling again after the Australian drought, and the waterbird population is slowly

title: Finland–Sweden border

text: Finland–Sweden border The Finnish-Swedish border is the border between the countries of Finland and Sweden. Almost the entire border runs through water: along the Tornio River and its tributaries, and in the Gulf of Bothnia. Only a few kilometres of the border are on dry land. Because of the Schengen treaty and the Nordic Passport Union, the border can be crossed mostly freely. In the north, the Finnish–Swedish border begins from the Treriksröset tripoint at the border of Norway, located in the Koltajärvi lake near Kilpisjärvi, which is also the northernmost point of Sweden. The first 230 metres of the

title: Water hyacinth in Lake Victoria

text: the hydroelectric plant, interrupting electrical power for entire cities. The weed also interrupts local subsistence fishing, blocking access to the beaches. There are also indications that water hyacinths can provide benefits to the Lake Victoria Region. Water hyacinths have been planted in an attempt to purify eutrophicated water. Once established, the plants can be harvested and used for biogas production, fertilizer, and other things. Water hyacinth in Lake Victoria Water hyacinth has become a major invasive plant species in Lake Victoria and while it is native to the continent of South America, human activity has introduced the greenery to Lake

title: Ruffey Lake Park

text: Just to the south of the lake is a hill used by BMX enthusiasts with many small tracks and a range of jumps, some very dangerous. Ruffey Lake Park Ruffey Lake Park (locally Ruffeys) is a park in the City of Manningham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is situated around Ruffey Lake in a portion of a valley through which the Ruffey Creek runs, forming the border between Doncaster and Templestowe. It has three main entrances, Victoria St, The Boulevard and King St. Despite being the second largest park in Manningham, second to Westerfolds Park, it is the biggest urban park

title: Lake Victoria

text: Murchison. In contrast, the Owen Falls (now flooded by a dam) between Victoria and Kyoga were essentially a series of rapids that did not effectively block fish movements between the two lakes. The Victoria haplochromines are distinctly sexually dimorphic (males relatively brightly colored; females dull), and their ecology is extremely diverse, falling into at least 16 groups, including detritivores, zooplanktivores, insectivores, prawn-eaters, molluscivores and piscivores. As a result of predation by the introduced Nile perch, eutrophication and other changes to the ecosystem, it is estimated that at least 200 species (about 40 percent) of Lake Victoria haplochromines have become extinct.

title: Victoria Falls Bridge

text: known as the Victoria Falls Bridge. The Location of the bridge and surrounding area by Openstreetmap Victoria Falls Bridge The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river is the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia. The bridge was the brainchild of Cecil Rhodes, part of his grand and unfulfilled Cape to Cairo railway scheme, even though he

title: Mongolia–Russia border

text: any passport holders (-TcagaanNur, Kyakhta-Aganbulag, - Erentsav). Another five highway border crossing points are designated as "bilateral", meaning that they are only open to the citizens of the two bordering countries, and not to third-country nationals. Unfortunately, the border crossing point near famous Khövsgöl lake (-Khankh) is bilateral. According to an article published in 2005, the main problems at the Russian-Mongolian border, specifically in its Republic of Tuva section, were cross-border livestock theft (in both directions) and smuggling of meat. Mongolia borders four federal subjects of Russia: There are currently 8 provinces of Mongolia which border Russia: Mongolia–Russia border The

title: Lake Victoria (New South Wales)

text: Lake Victoria (New South Wales) Lake Victoria, a naturally occurring shallow freshwater lake of the Murray catchment and part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. The lake is located approximately downstream of the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers and draws its flow from Frenchmans Creek, an anabranch of the Murray above Lock 9. The lake feeds back to the Murray River below Lock 7 via Rufus River. The lake was constructed in the late 1920s and provides a storage of water to manage the regulated release

title: Lake Victoria ferries

text: is a new Tanzanian Ro-Pax ferry from 2016, the MV "Nyehunge II" with a transport capacity of 284 tonnes of goods or 40 cars and 500 passengers. Apart from the motor vessels listed below, two steam ships more than 100 years old are reported to be still present on Lake Victoria in 2018: and . Both are in private hands, at least SS "Nyanza" is suspended from operation in 2018. The 20th century ferries have almost entirely been designed and built outside Africa, mostly in the UK and Germany but were assembled at Lake Victoria from pre-assembled parts. Most of

title: Lake Victoria

text: invasive water hyacinth (an optimum snail habitat), and the loss of many snail-eating cichlids in the lake. Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery (as of 1997). Initially the fishery involved native species, especially tilapia and haplochromine cichlids, but also catfish ("Bagrus", "Clarias", "Synodontis" and silver butter catfish), elephantfish, ningu ("Labeo victorianus") and marbled lungfish ("Protopterus aethiopicus"). Some of these, including tilapia and ningu ("Labeo victorianus"), had already declined in the first half of the 20th century due to overfishing. To boost fishing, several species of non-native tilapia and Nile perch were introduced to the lake in the 1950s. Nevertheless,

title: Lake Victoria

text: ("Clariallabes", "Clarias" and "Xenoclarias"), bagrid catfish ("Bagrus"), loach catfish ("Amphilius" and "Zaireichthys"), silver butter catfish ("Schilbe intermedius"), "Synodontis" squeaker catfish, "Nothobranchius" killifish, poeciliids ("Aplocheilichthys" and "Micropanchax"), the spiny eel "Mastacembelus frenatus", elephantfish ("Gnathonemus", "Hippopotamyrus", "Marcusenius", "Mormyrus", "Petrocephalus", and "Pollimyrus"), the climbing gourami "Ctenopoma muriei" and marbled lungfish ("Protopterus aethiopicus"). At a genus level, most of these are widespread in Africa, but the very rare "Xenobarbus" and "Xenoclarias" are endemic to the lake, and the common "Rastrineobola" is near-endemic. Two species of freshwater crabs are known from Lake Victoria, but neither is endemic: "Potamonautes niloticus" is widespread in the lake and

title: Cherry Lake (Victoria)

text: third Sunday in December) on the Miller Street frontage of the park. Cherry Lake (Victoria) Cherry Lake is part of historical coastal wetlands in Altona, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The wetlands were converted to a lake with construction of retaining walls, levees, and flow channels. The lake and surrounding reserve is an important wildlife habitat and popular recreational destination. Cherry Lake and nearby Truganina Swamp are habitat for the native sedge, chaffy sawsedge ("Gahnia filum"). The sedgefields provide food and habitat for the endangered Altona skipper butterfly ("Hesperilla flavescens flavescens)". The lake and associated salt marsh vegetation provides habitat

title: Cherry Lake (Victoria)

text: Cherry Lake (Victoria) Cherry Lake is part of historical coastal wetlands in Altona, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The wetlands were converted to a lake with construction of retaining walls, levees, and flow channels. The lake and surrounding reserve is an important wildlife habitat and popular recreational destination. Cherry Lake and nearby Truganina Swamp are habitat for the native sedge, chaffy sawsedge ("Gahnia filum"). The sedgefields provide food and habitat for the endangered Altona skipper butterfly ("Hesperilla flavescens flavescens)". The lake and associated salt marsh vegetation provides habitat for pelicans, black swans and purple swamphens. Weed control is carried out

title: Ruffey Lake Park

text: Ruffey Lake Park Ruffey Lake Park (locally Ruffeys) is a park in the City of Manningham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is situated around Ruffey Lake in a portion of a valley through which the Ruffey Creek runs, forming the border between Doncaster and Templestowe. It has three main entrances, Victoria St, The Boulevard and King St. Despite being the second largest park in Manningham, second to Westerfolds Park, it is the biggest urban park managed by the City of Manningham. It is approximately 68 hectares (168 acres) in size. Formerly orchards, the park has a diverse ecology; this includes a

title: Apsley, Victoria

text: Apsley, Victoria Apsley is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is on the Wimmera Highway, in the Shire of West Wimmera, 420 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, and 7 kilometres east of the South Australian border. The town is named after Apsley House in London. It was surveyed in 1851 and proclaimed in 1852, a Post Office opening on 1 January 1854 replacing that of Lake Wallace (open since 1 March 1849 nearer what is now Edenhope serving the grazing population. The population at the 2011 census was 324. The town is close to Lake Bringalbert and Newlands Lake, and

title: Victoria Falls Bridge

text: Victoria Falls Bridge The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river is the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia. The bridge was the brainchild of Cecil Rhodes, part of his grand and unfulfilled Cape to Cairo railway scheme, even though he never visited the falls and died before construction of the bridge began. Rhodes is recorded as

title: South Australia–Victoria border dispute

text: border was settled, resulting in the forfeiture of more than of territory from South Australia to Victoria. Following the establishment of the colony of South Australia in 1835, the region between the coast and the Murray River was rapidly being settled by squatters selecting large runs for sheep grazing. With no clear border legal oversight was impossible. An accurate border needed to be defined. The earliest relevant reference to the eastern boundary of South Australia is contained in a despatch dated 30 September 1844 from Governor Grey of that Colony to Lord Stanley. The Governor reminded the Secretary of State

title: Lake Gardens, Victoria

text: Gardens is surrounded by open space with the Ballarat Botanic Gardens and former zoo grounds to the east, Wendouree Park and Ballarat Golf Course to the south and vacant land to the west. The Ballarat Aquatic building is in Lake Gardens and includes a 25 Metre eight-lane indoor heated pool. The main roads are Lake Gardens Avenue and Stirling Drive. A bus service runs along Gillies street from Alfredton to Ballarat Station via Wendouree, Route 10. Wendouree railway station, opened in 2009 is located immediately north of the suburb in Wendouree. Lake Gardens, Victoria Lake Gardens is a relatively new

title: Lake Victoria

text: a European in 1858 when the British explorer John Hanning Speke reached its southern shore while on his journey with Richard Francis Burton to explore central Africa and locate the Great Lakes. Believing he had found the source of the Nile on seeing this "vast expanse of open water" for the first time, Speke named the lake after Queen Victoria. Burton, who had been recovering from illness at the time and resting further south on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, was outraged that Speke claimed to have proved his discovery to have been the true source of the Nile River,

title: Lake Victoria

text: plants may not have been destroyed, instead merely moved to another location. Additionally, the water quality, nutrient supply, temperature, and other environmental factors could have played a role. Overall, the timing of the decline could be linked to all of these factors and perhaps together, in combination, they were more effective than any one deterrent would have been by itself. The water hyacinth is in remission and this trend could be permanent if control efforts are continued. Pollution of Lake Victoria is mainly due to discharge of raw sewage into the lake, dumping of domestic and industrial waste, and fertiliser

title: Lake Victoria

text: under the directive of senior officials. UGFD officials argued that Nile perch must have spread to Lake Victoria by themselves by passing through the Owen Falls Dam when shut down for maintenance, but this is considered highly unlikely by many scientists. The Nile perch had spread throughout the lake by 1970. Initially the population of the Nile perch was relatively low, but a drastic increase happened, peaking in the 1980s, followed by a decline starting in the 1990s. Due to the presence of the Nile perch, the natural balance of the lake's ecosystem has been disrupted. The food chain is

title: Genoa, Victoria

text: summit. The walk to the summit is one way, and is rated for a moderate/steep fitness level. The view includes Mallacoota Lake which is over away. Genoa, Victoria Genoa is a town in Eastern Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is close to the New South Wales border where the Princes Highway crosses the Genoa River. The town is an important access point to the Croajingolong National Park. At the 2006 census, Genoa and the surrounding area had a population of 304. The Genoa Post Office opened on 9 April 1888. In 1972 the earliest fossil trackway of primitive tetrapods were found

title: Belarus–Lithuania border

text: Belarus–Lithuania border The Belarus–Lithuania border is an international border almost 679 km in length between Republic of Belarus (CIS member) and Republic of Lithuania (EU member) and also serves as an outer border of the European Union and the eastern border of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The border is defined by the treaty of February 6, 1995 between the two countries. Ground demarcation of the border was complete in 2007. 380 km of the border is on land, while 299 are on water, crossing lakes, e.g. Lake Drūkšiai and following some rivers, e.g. Dysna River and Neman River. The

title: Lake Border Moraine

text: Kalkaska, and drops to as it passes through Grand Traverse County. To the south, it remains near through Grand Traverse County and on to Manistee County. South of Manistee River the ridges on the inner border fall below with the general surface below Near Cadillac the ridges have a relief of or more above the outwash plain in Wexford County. The inner border is to in Wexford County and about in Lake and Newaygo counties. West from Newaygo County and across Oceana County, the relief is or more above the plains. A slender moraines south from the Muskegon River is

title: Mount Victoria (Bow Range)

text: Mount Victoria (Bow Range) Mount Victoria, , is a mountain on the border between British Columbia and Alberta in the Canadian Rockies. It is located just northeast of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park and is also part of Banff National Park and is on the Continental Divide (which is the definition of the interprovincial boundary in this region). The mountain is located on the western buttress of Abbot Pass while Mount Lefroy lies on the eastern side. The mountain was named by J. Norman Collie in 1897 for Queen Victoria. The first successful ascent was made in 1897 by

title: Lake Border Moraine

text: and Lake counties it rest on an earlier interlobate moraine. It separates in Wexford and Missaukee counties to continue south along the west side of the Saginaw basin. The outer members of the Lake Border morainic system reach their greatest height immediately north and west of Cadillac, where they attain an altitude of above sea level. The outermost ridge for west from the line of Missaukee and Wexford counties stands above . The south the ridge declines from here, but much of it is above . South of Big Rapids there are a few high spots above . These continue

title: Lake Rweru

text: Lake Rweru Lake Rweru is a lake close to the northernmost point of Burundi in central Africa. The northern shore of the lake forms part of Burundi's border with Rwanda. It is famous as the most distant startpoint of the Nile River. The Kagera River, which is considered by many as the start point of the Nile, rises at the northern part of the lake, located in Rwanda. The lake has a surface area of between two countries, Burundi () and Rwanda (). The lake has a shoreline of approximately 76 km. The lake is very shallow in most parts