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Hace 5 días · One such explorer was John Hanning Speke, a British explorer who holds the distinction of being the first European to see Lake Victoria and identify it as the source of the Nile. In 1858, Speke embarked on an expedition to Africa with his companion Richard Burton, another famous explorer of the time.
Hace 6 días · One question that frequently comes up is, “Who found the Nile?” The answer to this question is John Hanning Speke, an explorer from Somerset who discovered the source of the Nile in 1858. John Hanning Speke was an army officer’s son who joined the army of the East India Company at the age of seventeen.
21 de may. de 2024 · The search by Europeans for the source of the Nile led to the sighting of the lake by the British explorer John Hanning Speke in 1858. Formerly known to the Arabs as Ukerewe, the lake was named by Speke in honour of Queen Victoria of England. A detailed survey of the lake was made by Sir William Garstin in 1901.
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Hace 5 días · And even though it was John Hanning Speke who actually found the source of the Nile river, we certainly believe he wouldn’t have been able to do that if it wasn’t for Livingstone. David Livingstone and His Death and Legacy. David Livingstone died on May 1, 1873, in Chief Chitambo’s village, present-day Zambia.
Hace 1 día · John Hanning Speke (1827–64), African explorer and discoverer of the source of the Nile, is buried in the church. Ludwig Petterson (1868–1934), born in Bergen, Norway, was a Klondyke pioneer in 1898. He farmed in the parish by 1927, and is buried in the churchyard.
13 de may. de 2024 · La historia escrita del Busoga comenzó en 1862. El 28 de julio la Real Sociedad Geográfica de mano de su explorador John Hanning Speke, llegó a Ripon Falls (cerca de Jinja, donde el Nilo fluye desde el lago Victoria y comienza su descenso hacia Egipto).
10 de may. de 2024 · The Explorers. By Martin Dugard. The Explorers, in a way, is a two-part story: readers learn all about the 1856 expedition of fearless explorers Richard Frances Burton and John Hanning Speke as they navigated uncharted African geography to find the source of the Nile river.
