Nyanza
an African word meaning lake, and especially applied to three bodies of water lying in the equatorial region of Africa. Of these the first was by him named Victoria Nyanza. It is almost circular in form; 180 miles in diameter; has an area of 27,000 square miles; and is, with the exception of Lake Superior, the largest fresh water lake in the world. The second lake was discovered by Sir Samuel Baker in 1864, named Albert Nyanza, and forms a part of the course of the Nile. It is 14 miles long and 40 wide. The Albert Edward 1876 and lies S. W. of Albert Nyanza.