Its Source Was Discovered By John H Speke Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
	58%	12		Discovered by John Hanning Speke
	noun • the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River
	43%	9		His discovery of the source of the Nile confirmed Speke's theory
	noun • English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)

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New York Times15 Jul 1980	Down 57
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