This statistic provides information on the size of lakes of the Great Lakes of Africa as of 2016. Lake Victoria covers an area of around 68,800 square kilometers and is the continent's largest lake. Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the world based on surface area.
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Size of African Great Lakes as of 2016
(in square kilometers)
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New World Encyclopedia. (February 16, 2016). Size of African Great Lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/574073/size-of-lakes-in-the-great-lakes-of-africa/
New World Encyclopedia. "Size of African Great Lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers)." Chart. February 16, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/574073/size-of-lakes-in-the-great-lakes-of-africa/
New World Encyclopedia. (2016). Size of African Great Lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/574073/size-of-lakes-in-the-great-lakes-of-africa/
New World Encyclopedia. "Size of African Great Lakes as of 2016 (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/574073/size-of-lakes-in-the-great-lakes-of-africa/
New World Encyclopedia, Size of African Great Lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/574073/size-of-lakes-in-the-great-lakes-of-africa/ (last visited June 19, 2025)
Size of African Great Lakes as of 2016 (in square kilometers) [Graph], New World Encyclopedia, February 16, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/574073/size-of-lakes-in-the-great-lakes-of-africa/
