The plane carrying a total of 43 people crashed into a lake while landing at an airport in the city of Bukoba, northwest of Tazania. The accident killed 19 people, the rest were saved.
Victoria Lake - where the accident occurred is also known as Victoria Nyanza. This is the largest lake in Africa and the main reservoir of the Nile River. The lake is mainly located in Tan Tan Tan and Uganda, bordering Kenya.
The area of Victoria Lake is 26,828 square miles (69,484 squarekm). The lake is larger than most freshwater fish in the world, only inferior to superior Lake in North America.
Victoria Lake is irregular in shape, with the largest length of 337km and the largest width of 240km. The surface of the lake is 1.134m above sea level, with the largest depth of about 82m. There are many small islands in the lake, often located right under the clear water.
Victoria Lake has more than 200 fish species, of which tilapia is the most important economically. The lake's basin area is 92,240 square miles (238,900 squarekm).
Because the road along the lake is very long, the lake surfaces all have different landscapes. The southwest shore of the lake is embanked by a 90m high cliff, west of the Kagera River Delta with muddy lagoons. The northern coast recedes deep into the lake, flat and bare. A narrow channel leading into Kavirondo Bay has an average width of 16 miles (25km), 40 miles (64km) east of Kisumu, Kenya.
The cities of Kampala and Entebbe in Uganda are located along or near the northern shore of the lake. At the southeast corner of the lake is Speke Bay and the southwest corner is Emin Pasha Bay. Among the countless islands in the lake, Ukerewe Island, located north of Speke Bay, is the largest, with tree hills 200m above the lake.
In the northwest corner of the lake are 62 islands of the Sese archipelago with outstanding natural beauty. In addition, the area around the lake also has many prehistoric relics.
Victoria Lake is known as the precious gem of Africa, providing beautiful landscapes and playing an important role in the lives of people in the area around the lake.
