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Lake Albert – also Albert Nyanza and formerly Lake Mobutu Sese Seko – is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. It is Africa's seventh largest lake. Image File history File links Lake Albert (Uganda) on a cropped NASA MODIS satellite picture. ...
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Ash plumes on Kamchatka Peninsula, eastern Russia MODIS (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 1999 on board the Terra (EOS AM) Satellite, and in 2002 on board the Aqua (EOS PM) satellite. ...
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(White Nile is also a state of Sudan) The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main branches of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. ...
The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main branches of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. ...
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Pakwach is a town in north-western Uganda. ...
There are several places known as Lake Albert Lake Albert, one of the Afican Great Lakes Lake Albert (South Australia), is a lake in South Australia Lake Albert (New South Wales), is a lake in New South Wales Category: ...
The Great Lakes of Africa are a series of lakes in and around the Great Rift Valley. ...
Blowdown Lake in the mountains near Pemberton, British Columbia A lake (from Latin lacus) is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ...
Geography Lake Albert is located in the center of the continent, on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). Lake Albert is the northernmost of the chain of lakes in the Great Rift Valley; it is about 160 km (100 mi) long and 30 km (19 mi) wide, with a maximum depth of 51 m (168 ft), and a surface elevation of 619 m (2,030 ft) above sea level. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Lake Albert is part of the complicated system of the upper Nile. Its main sources are the Victoria Nile, ultimately coming from Lake Victoria to the southeast, and the Semliki River, which issues from Lake Edward to the southwest. The water of the Victoria Nile is much less saline than that of Lake Albert. Its outlet, at the northernmost tip of the lake, is the Albert Nile (which becomes known as the Mountain Nile when it enters Sudan). The Nile (Arabic: , transliteration: , Ancient Egyptian iteru, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. ...
(White Nile is also a state of Sudan) The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main branches of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. ...
Lake Victoria and the Great Rift Valley Lake Victoria height variation The lake as seen from space, looking west, with other members of the African Great Lakes forming an arc in the middle distance. ...
Semliki River is a major river in Central Africa. ...
Lake Edward can be seen on this map of Uganda Lake Edward is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ...
(White Nile is also a state of Sudan) The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main branches of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. ...
The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main branches of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. ...
The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main branches of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. ...
 Rivers and lakes of Uganda. Click image to enlarge. At the southern end of the lake, where the Semliki comes in, there are swamps. Farther south loom the mighty Ruwenzori Range, while a range of hills called the Blue Mountains tower over the northwestern shore. The few settlements along the shore include Butiaba and Pakwach. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 590 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (650 × 660 pixel, file size: 31 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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The Ruwenzori Range, now officially called Rwenzori Mountains (the spelling having been changed in about 1980 to conform more closely with the local tribal name) is a small but spectacular mountain range of central Africa, often referred to as Mt. ...
The Blue Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...
Pakwach is a town in north-western Uganda. ...
History In 1864, the explorer Samuel Baker discovered the lake; he named it after the recently deceased Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. Congolese president Mobutu Sese Seko temporarily named the lake after himself. 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
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Sir Samuel White Baker (8 June 1821-30 December 1893) was an English explorer. ...
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ...
Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (October 14, 1930 – September 7, 1997), known commonly as Mobutu, or Mobutu Sese Seko, born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, was the President of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) for 32 years (1965–1997), in which he rose to power...
Conflict is arising over oil found in Lake Albert. Reserves are estimated at less than 100,000 barrels a day for about 10 years when production starts.[citation needed] Tensions between the DRC and Uganda in early August 2007, largely over the ownership of the small Rukwanzi Island, led to an armed clash that killed a British geologist working for an oil prospector.[1][2] Rukwanzi Island is a disputed island in the southern portion of Lake Albert in Central Africa. ...
See also Burning of renewable resources provides much of the energy in Uganda, though the government is attempting to become energy self-sufficient. ...
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