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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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: 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 Sept. 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.