Maps and Exploration

John Hanning Speke

John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and army officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and, with Richard Burton, was the first European to reach Lake Victoria.

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• ▸Deforestation by continent
• ▸Huang Tingjian
• ▸Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

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