Africa . ^^¥^^M. SLAVE-DRIVING. CHAPTEE XXI. THE EQUATOrJAL LAKE KEGIONS. 1. General Survey. It is not so very long ago since Africa was lookedupon as a continent almost destitute of water; nor wasit without the greatest surprise that during tlie last two 308 COMPEXDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY A^B TRAVEL. decades the restless spirit of modern research graduallyrevealed a vast lake system, stretcliing from about theequator southwards to the river Zambesi, which, with theexception of the North America chain, is nowhere elseequalled in extent and volume of water. The latest chart of these regions shows us t
Africa . ^^¥^^M. SLAVE-DRIVING. CHAPTEE XXI. THE EQUATOrJAL LAKE KEGIONS. 1. General Survey. It is not so very long ago since Africa was lookedupon as a continent almost destitute of water; nor wasit without the greatest surprise that during tlie last two 308 COMPEXDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY A^B TRAVEL. decades the restless spirit of modern research graduallyrevealed a vast lake system, stretcliing from about theequator southwards to the river Zambesi, which, with theexception of the North America chain, is nowhere elseequalled in extent and volume of water. The latest chart of these regions shows us themagnificent Victoria ISTyanza as the queen of these greatinland seas, with the smaller Albert Xyanza to the north-west, and the long and comparatively narrow Tanganyikanearly due south of it, besides a series of other lakes,great and small, amongst which the most striking arethe Bangweolo to the south-west, and the Nyassa on thesouth-east. All these great bodies of fresh water with the inter-mediate lands we sh
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