What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

John Hanning Speke (1827–1864) was an officer in the British Indian Army and a Victorian explorer renowned primarily for his exploration of Africa and his quest for the source of the Nile River. Speke's most significant contribution to the field of exploration was his discovery of Lake Victoria, which he correctly identified as the source of the Nile. This claim was initially disputed by fellow ex...