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Captain John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and military officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (known to locals as Nam Lolwe in Dholuo and Nnalubaale or Ukerewe in ...
John Hanning Speke © >Speke was an English explorer and the first European to reach Lake Victoria in east Africa, which he correctly identified as the long-sought source of the Nile.
Sep 11, 2024 · John Hanning Speke (born May 3, 1827, Bideford, Devon, England—died September 15, 1864, near Corsham, Wiltshire) was a British explorer who was the first European to reach Lake Victoria in East Africa, which he correctly identified as a source of the Nile.
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Apr 17, 2011 · Sailing on 18.10.54 in an Arab dhow, dressed in oriental costume and with four assistants, Speke landed on the north coast of Somalia and worked his way into the coastal mountains. However, from the start of the expedition, his progress was hampered and his authority undermined by his inability to communicate with his "abban", or protector.
Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men.
John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria.
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This portrait shows John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) in front of a view of Lake Victoria (Nyanza), the lake Speke had renamed as part of the European search for the source of the White Nile River. Speke is surrounded by the instruments of exploration: a sextant, pocket watch and rifle.
