describe in details how lake victoria was formed
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Lake Victoria was formed around 400,000 years ago from west flowing rocks that dammed up a river making a lake. The lakes shallowness is due to the climate changes that it has faced Cores that scientists have pulled up tell them that Lake Victoria has dried up 3 times since existence. The most recent was about 17,300 years ago.The First recorded history of Lake Victoria comes from Arab Traders searching for Gold, Ivory and Slaves .The first map recorded was made around 1160 called Al Adris.Lake Victoria is also referred to as Victoria Nyanza (Lake Victoria) .Also sometimes called Ukerewe like the lakes biggest island.The lake was first sighted on an English exploration to central Africa led by John Speke. Speke named the lake after Queen VictoriaThough Speke found Lake Victoria it wasn’t recorded until American Explorer Henry Stanley found it some years later. Speke found out that it was the reservoir for the Nile