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South African History Online. (2012, July 20). John Hanning Speke, British discoverer, names the lake he discovers in Africa, Lake Victoria, in honour of Queen Victoria of th. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088904

South African History Online (2012) 'John Hanning Speke, British discoverer, names the lake he discovers in Africa, Lake Victoria, in honour of Queen Victoria of th', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088904 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, John Hanning Speke, British discoverer, names the lake he discovers in Africa, Lake Victoria, in honour of Queen Victoria of th [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088904, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"John Hanning Speke, British discoverer, names the lake he discovers in Africa, Lake Victoria, in honour of Queen Victoria of th." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088904. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "John Hanning Speke, British discoverer, names the lake he discovers in Africa, Lake Victoria, in honour of Queen Victoria of th." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088904.