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John Hanning Speke, British explorer who discovered the origin of the Nile and the first European to see Lake Victoria, is born
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- 30 Sep 2019
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South African History Online. (2012, May 3). John Hanning Speke, British explorer who discovered the origin of the Nile and the first European to see Lake Victoria, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082537
South African History Online (2012) 'John Hanning Speke, British explorer who discovered the origin of the Nile and the first European to see Lake Victoria, is born', South African History Online, 3 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082537 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, John Hanning Speke, British explorer who discovered the origin of the Nile and the first European to see Lake Victoria, is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082537, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"John Hanning Speke, British explorer who discovered the origin of the Nile and the first European to see Lake Victoria, is born." South African History Online, 3 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082537. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "John Hanning Speke, British explorer who discovered the origin of the Nile and the first European to see Lake Victoria, is born." South African History Online. May 3, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082537.
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