Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater reservoir in the world. This lake covers an area of 68,800 sq km (26,600 sq miles). The lake of Victoria was named by john Hanning for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. This lake is located in the western part of Africa’s Great Rift Valley and the lake is also one of the major sources for water supply in the Nile. Kagera River is its primary inflow and White Nile (river) is its primary out flow. Maximum length of the lake is 337 km while maximum width is 250 km. The total volume of water in this lake estimated 2750 cubic kilometers. Victoria lake consists of huge number of human population and plays an important role in maintaining the ecological balance. The lake’s high rate of evaporation due to its location on the equator makes this immense body of water a major factor in the local climate.
