Lake George (Uganda)

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Lake George

Satellite photo of Lake Edward (left) and smaller Lake George (right) with the Kazinga
Channel between them

Lake George

Coordinates 0°00′N 30°12′ECoordinates: 0°00′N 30°12′E

Primary outflows Kazinga Channel

Basin countries Uganda

Surface area 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi)

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 Ramsar Wetland

Designated 4 March 1988

Reference no. 394[1]

Lake George or Lake Dweru is a lake in Uganda. It covers a total surface area of 250
square kilometres (97 sq mi) and is a part of the African Great Lakes system, although it
is not considered one of the Great Lakes. Like the other lakes in the region, it was named
after a member of the British royal family, in this case Prince George, later to become
King George V. Lake George drains to the southwest into Lake Edward through the
Kazinga Channel.

Explorer Henry Morton Stanley was the first European to see the lake in 1875, after
following the course of the Katonga River from Lake Victoria during his trans-African
expedition. Thinking it was part of Lake Albert, he named it Beatrice Gulf.[2] Exploration
plans were aborted because of the threat of conflict with the kingdom of Bunyoro. On his
second visit to the area, in 1888 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Stanley
discovered Lake Edward, and realizing that there were two independent lakes, he gave
Lake George its current name.

Rivers and lakes of Uganda. George is

the relatively small lake directly
northeast of Lake Edward

References
1. ^ "Bahía de Samborombón". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April
2018.
2. ^ Newman, James L.(2004) Imperial Footprints, Potomac Books, ISBN 1-574-
88597-9, p. 121

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