Lake Victoria basin

E844477
drainage basin ecological region geographical region

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)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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