Lake Edward - African Great Lakes Region

One of the six great basins of the Great Lakes Region of Africa, called; Edward, was named in honor of the Prince of Wales and his son
Queen Victoria, later King Edward VII of Great Britanii-.
Discovered in Henry Morton Stanley 1888 - American journalist researcher, Emin Pasha expedition. In this period of the 19th century three countries
making efforts on European colonial African equatorial region. Both personalities were amazing biographies and braided in the game these states
 (UK, Belgium, Germany) to master this region.

Lake Edward is at an altitude of 920 meters, a length of approximately 80 km and 40 km maximum width distance between the sides,
and covers a total area of ​​2325 square kilometers, which makes the 15th of the largest on the continent. The lake is fed
rivers: Nyamugasani, Ishasha, Rutshuru, and Rwindi Ntungwe.
 It flows north through Semliki River into Lake Albert. Lake Edward northeast Kazinga channel joins Lake George.
It is assumed that these two lakes were alone, but the result of volcanic eruptions which have remained communicating only through Kazinga channel.
By geography lake is located intro depression inclined from east to west, is surrounded by monotonous plain relief. A traveler who sees the
The first time; it may be confused with a swamp because depth is small for banks forming a carpet of emerald-green reeds and reed -
typical marsh plants. To the west, however, the banks are rocky and steep here pote lake depth exceeding 100 meters.

Around Lake National Parks and Reserves are organized, Queen Elizabeth Park in Uganda and in the Democratic Republic of Kongo -
Virunga National Park. In Queen Elizabeth it is practically year round dispoziria less tourists visited during the rainy season from March to June and


October. Only 20 km north mountains are also Ruvenzorii where it created a national park.

   Henry Stanley was born in Wales, grew up in his uncle's family until 18, then emigreza in America. Confederation joined the army from participating in civil war
America is made prisoner. After the war Ottoman Empire undertook an expedition ended in failure, attend the opening of the Suez Canal.
 Stanley is known for his mission d Search source of the Nile and the Congo Basin region cercetarear have ties to King Leopold II
 Belgium. Make a series of discoveries in the equatorial region of Africa
and plays an important role in colonization. As a result of these mentions were awarded medals of a number of academies of science in Europe
and becoming a member thereof, is knighted in 1899 by Queen.

  Emin Pasha doctor Jew born in Germany (Eduard Schnitzer), as the doctor was a time in Macedonia after those passes in job Empire
Ottoman to Constantinople where Islam converts.
In 1878 tste appointed Provincial Governor chedivul Egypt Equatorial ie grant title Bey and Pasha over 10 years. Emin Pasha made
a series of expeditions to the upper reaches of the White Nile and the Great Lakes has many geographical research, zoological, meteorological and ethnographic
in these areas and in Eastern Sudan, prepares and sends biological collections in Europe and Emin Pasha tried to Governor etnografice.Ca
reorganize the system of local governance, and the fight against the slave trade. In 1883 after the outbreak of an uprising in Sudan is broken
outside world. Contact with Europe was made by Henry Morton Stanley-led expedition sent in 1886 to help
 December 4, 1889 managed to connect with a group of Emin Pasha in the Lake Albert region
  In 1890, Emin Pasha entered government service Shtulmanom Germany with Franz led the expedition,
which was designed to impart influence of Germany in the territory of German East Africa and Cameroon. In this campaign,
ugogo tribes conquered territory and raised the German flag unyamvezi on Tabor.