Lake Victoria basin

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The Lake Victoria basin is a vast geographical and ecological region in East Africa surrounding Lake Victoria, encompassing diverse communities, cultures, and ecosystems across multiple countries.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lake Victoria Basin 4
Lake Victoria basin canonical 2
Lake Victoria region 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
ecological region
geographical region
borderedBy Lake Edward basin NERFINISHED
Lake Kyoga basin NERFINISHED
Lake Tanganyika basin
contains papyrus swamps
rural agricultural landscapes
savanna ecosystems
tropical forest fragments
urban settlements
wetlands
coordinatedBy East African Community NERFINISHED
country Burundi NERFINISHED
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Rwanda NERFINISHED
South Sudan NERFINISHED
Tanzania
Uganda
drainsInto Lake Victoria NERFINISHED
ethnicDiversity high
governedBy Lake Victoria Basin Commission NERFINISHED
hasClimate bimodal rainfall pattern in many areas
tropical climate
hasCoreFeature Lake Victoria NERFINISHED
hasImportance biodiversity hotspot
economic hub for surrounding countries
regional water resource
hasIssue deforestation
eutrophication of Lake Victoria
invasive species such as water hyacinth
overfishing in Lake Victoria
water pollution
wetland degradation
locatedIn East Africa NERFINISHED
majorRiver Grumeti River NERFINISHED
Kagera River NERFINISHED
Katonga River NERFINISHED
Mara River NERFINISHED
Nzoia River NERFINISHED
Simiyu River NERFINISHED
Sondu Miriu River NERFINISHED
Yala River NERFINISHED
outflowRiver Victoria Nile NERFINISHED
partOf Nile River basin NERFINISHED
supportsActivity fishing
hydropower generation downstream
livestock keeping
smallholder agriculture
transportation on Lake Victoria

Referenced by (9)

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Basukuma culturalRegion Lake Victoria basin
Northern Circuit tourism area contains Lake Victoria basin
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria shores in Tanzania
Homa Bay District locatedInGeographicalFeature Lake Victoria basin
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria Basin
Nyabarongo River drainageBasin Lake Victoria basin
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria Basin
Kerewe language spokenIn Lake Victoria basin
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria region
Siaya District locatedOn Lake Victoria basin
Nile Basin hasPart Lake Victoria basin
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria Basin
Kerewe people primaryRegion Lake Victoria basin
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria region
Mara River drainageBasin Lake Victoria basin
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria Basin