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The Source of the Nile – Jinja

Posted on August 3, 2014 by DB
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The Nile, downstream of the Owens Falls Dam. © Diponkar Banerjee   Over a century and a half ago, on July 28th 1862, John Hanning Speke identified the source of the Nile at what he named as Ripon Falls (after … Continue reading →

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