Africa . penetrating the forest to the west of the Luw-amberri we enter Usukuma, a land thickly peopled andrich in herds of cattle. It consists of a series of rollingplains, out of which here and there rises a ridge of serratedhills ; but the descent to the lake is very gradual. 7. The Equatoi*ial Lake System—Uganda and TJnyovo. According to Stanleys observations the VictoriaNyanza lies at an elevation of 3800 feet above the sea-level. It was discovered on July 30, 1858, by thelate Captain John Hanning Speke, and by him declaredto be the main reservoir of the Nile. On the occasion ofa second j
Africa . penetrating the forest to the west of the Luw-amberri we enter Usukuma, a land thickly peopled andrich in herds of cattle. It consists of a series of rollingplains, out of which here and there rises a ridge of serratedhills ; but the descent to the lake is very gradual. 7. The Equatoi*ial Lake System—Uganda and TJnyovo. According to Stanleys observations the VictoriaNyanza lies at an elevation of 3800 feet above the sea-level. It was discovered on July 30, 1858, by thelate Captain John Hanning Speke, and by him declaredto be the main reservoir of the Nile. On the occasion ofa second journey with Captain (now Colonel) JamesAugustus Grant in 1860-1863, Speke, who saw thelake at various points, endeavoured to show its vast extentand its connection with the Nile, but only partly sue- 318 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. ceeded in doing so, and his view of the unity of the greatVictoria lake was for a long time questioned. It wasreserved for Stanley fully to confirm Spekes conjecture.
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