History Of Lake Edward

Lake Edward is also called Lake Nyanza. It is the smallest of the African lakes and its part of the Great Rift Valley Lakes. It’s located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The first European to discover and record it was an explorer named Henry Morton Stanley. He named it the name in honor of Prince Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales. Stanley saw it back in 1875 and first named it Beatrice Gulf.

Lake Edward was to be renamed again by Stanley because at first he had thought it was part of Lake Albert. But after returning to the place he noted the two were independent and he renamed it to its current name. After the biggest dictator of Africa, Idi Amin took the helm of the country he renamed it his name. It resumed back to the former name after he was overthrown from power in 1979. It is 40 km long and covers a total are of 2,325km2. This makes it the 15th largest on the continent.

Lake Edward is has many tributaries namely; Ishasha, Rutshuru, Bwindi, and the Nyamugasani. The lake then empties to the north via, Semliki River and then to Lake Albert. It receives water from another lake known as Lake George that lies in the north east though a channel known as Kazinga. A lot of volcano activities have taken place around the area. The evidence is the Katwe- Kikorongo and Bunyaruguru Volcanic fields that sit on Kazinga Channel on the North West part of the lake. Visitors are welcome to visit the lake and learn more about its history.

Dickson is the Chief Tour Guide and one of the Directors of Adventure Africa Expedition, he has traveled in many countries in Africa where he built the spirit of adventure and discovered nature hidden wonders in especially tailored walking trails like in Kisoro in Rwanda and Bwindi in Uganda both for Gorilla tracking. For more information on his work please visit http://advenafrica.com/index.htm