![]() It exits Lake Victoria as Victoria Nile and empties into Lake Albert. The river, which is one of the principal tributaries of the Nile River, feeds into Lake Victoria. The White Nile is considered Lake Albert’s principal water source. The lake is flanked by the Blue Mountains on the northwest and Ruwenzori Mountains on the south. It is located at an elevation of 619 meters above sea level. Lake Albert is a shallow water body, with an average depth of 25 meters and is 51 meters deep at the deepest part. The lake's shoreline is about 508 kilometers. About 2,862 square kilometers (or 54% of the total surface area) is DR Congo’s territory, while the rest is in Uganda. Lake Albert is 160 kilometers long, 30 kilometers wide, and covers 5,300 square kilometers, or less than one-tenth the size of Lake Victoria. However, the DRC’s President Mobutu Sese Seko changed the lake’s name to his name in the 1970s Geography Of Lake Albert A Rothschild giraffe near Lake Albert, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda ![]() In 1864, Samuel Baker renamed it “Lake Albert” after Prince Albert. The Batooro and Banyoro people referred to Lake Albert as “Mwitanzige” (locust killer) because several locusts (nzige) died while trying to cross the lake. ![]() The lake is bordered by several other African Great Lakes, including Lake Edward (south), Lake Victoria (southeast), and Lake Kyoga (east). In DR Congo, Lake Albert is part of the northeastern border and administratively in Ituri Province. The lake is located on Uganda’s western border and bordered on the south by Nebbi and Nwoya Districts, northeast by Buliisa, southeast by Hoima, and south by Kibaale and Ntoroko Districts. It is shared between DR Congo (54%) and Uganda (46%). Lake Albert is the second-largest lake in Uganda after Lake Victoria and Africa’s 7th largest lake, spanning 5,300 square kilometers. Location And Naming Of Lake Albert A large group of cattle egret sitting on a bush in lake Albert with the mountains of Kongo in the background. ![]() In 1864, Samuel Baker became the first European to visit the lake while investigating the source of the River Nile. Its primary sources are the Semliki River from Lake Edward and Victoria Nile from Lake Victoria. Lake Albert, formed over 10 million years ago, has a surface area of approximately 5,300 square kilometers. The lake is located in east-central Africa on the Democratic Republic of the Congo- Uganda border and forms part of the complicated upper Nile system. Lake Albert, also known as Lake Nyanza and formerly called Lake Mobutu Sese Seko or Lake Mwitanzige, is Africa’s 7th largest lake and the northernmost of the African Great Lakes. ![]()
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