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Lake George
Satellite photo of Lake Edward (left) and smaller Lake George (right) with the Kazinga Channel between them
Lake George
Coordinates	0°00′N 30°12′E / 0.000°N 30.200°E / 0.000; 30.200
Primary outflows	Kazinga Channel
Basin countries	Uganda

Surface area	250 square kilometres (97 sq mi)

Ramsar Wetland
Designated	4 March 1988
Reference no.	394

Lake in Uganda

Lake George or Lake Katunguru is a lake in Uganda. It covers a total surface area of 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi) and is a part of the African Great Lakes system, although it is not considered one of the Great Lakes. Like the other lakes in the region, it was renamed after a member of the British royal family, in this case, Prince George, later to become King George V. Lake George drains to the southwest into Lake Edward through the Kazinga Channel.

The area surrounding the lake is populated by the Batooro, Basongora, Banyampaka and Banyankore peoples, among others. All these nations speak closely related dialects which are generally referred to as Runyakitara language. Akatunguru is a word which means ‘onion’ and is used by all these different peoples. Thus, the lake came to be known as Katunguru because of its onion-like shape.

Welsh explorer Henry Morton Stanley was the first European to see the lake in 1875, after following the course of the Katonga River from Lake Victoria during his trans-Africa expedition. Thinking it was part of Lake Albert, he renamed it Beatrice Gulf. Exploration plans were aborted because of the threat of conflict with the kingdom of Bunyoro. On his second visit to the area, in 1888 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Stanley discovered Lake Edward, and realizing that there were two independent lakes, gave Lake George its current name.

References

"Bahía de Samborombón". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Newman, James L.(2004) Imperial Footprints, Potomac Books, ISBN 1-574-88597-9, p. 121

v t e Hydrography of Uganda
Lakes	Albert Bisina Bugondo Buhera Bujuku Bunyonyi Edward George Kabaka Kachera Katwe Kayumbu Kitandra Kwania Kyahafi Kyoga Mburo Mutanda Mulehe Nabugabo Nakuwa Nyamusingire Opeta Saka Victoria Wamala
Rivers	Achwa Kafu Kagera Katonga Kazinga Kidepo Lamia Lugogo Mayanja Muzizi Narus Nile Nkusi Okot Ora Pager Semliki Sezibwa Suam Victoria Nile White Nile
Waterfalls	Bujagali Karuma Murchison Owen Ripon Sipi
Dams	Ayago Bugoye Bujagali Buseruka Isimba Kanungu Karuma Kiira Mpanga Mubuku I Mubuku III Muzizi Nalubaale or Owen Nyagak Nyagak III Kisiizi Waki Gwere-Luzira Kikagati

v t e Protected areas of Uganda
National Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Kidepo Valley Lake Mburo Mgahinga Gorilla Mount Elgon Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth Rwenzori Mountains Semuliki
Wildlife reserves	Ajai Aswa-Lolim Bokora Corridor Bugungu Kabwoya Karuma Katonga Kigezi Kyambura Lomunga East Madi Matheniko Pian Upe Toro-Semliki
Central Forest Reserves	Bukaleba Bugamba Bujawe Gangu Gulu Ihimbo Itwara Kagombe Kalinzu Kapimpini Kasato Kasenyi Kashoya-Kitomi Kitechura Kyewaga Lutoboka Mafuga Mount Kei Mount Otzi Mpanga Muhunga Nakindiba Nyabiku Nyabyeya Rwensama Rwensambya Rwoho Wambabya
Controlled Hunting Areas	Buhuka Central Karamoja (Napak) North Karamoja South Karamoja Karuma Falls Katonga Lipan West Madi Sebei Semliki East Teso North Teso
Community wildlife management area	Amudat Iriri Kaiso Tonya Karenga Rwengara
Wildlife sanctuaries	Entebbe Jinja Kazinga Malawa Mount Kei Ngama Island Ntoroko-Kanara Nyaburogo Otze Forest UWEC Ziwa Rhino
Ramsar Wetlands of Int'l Importance	Lake Bisina Lake George Lake Mburo-Nakivali Lake Nabugabo Lake Nakuwa Lake Opeta Lutembe Bay Mabamba Bay Murchison Falls Nabajjuzi Rwenzori Mountains Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Bay
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