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title: Satellite Image of Africa's Great Lakes
author: European Space Agency (ESA)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21789/satellite-image-of-africas-great-lakes/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-04-30
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# Satellite Image of Africa's Great Lakes

_Authored by European Space Agency (ESA)_

## Image File

[![Satellite Image of Africa's Great Lakes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21789.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21789.png)

## Image Caption

A satellite image by the European Space Agency (ESA) of [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/)'s Great Lakes. Top centre is Lake Victoria. Bottom left is Lake Tanganyika. Top left is Lake Albert.

## Cite This Work

### APA
(ESA), E. S. A. (2026, April 30). Satellite Image of Africa's Great Lakes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21789/satellite-image-of-africas-great-lakes/>
### Chicago
(ESA), European Space Agency. "Satellite Image of Africa's Great Lakes." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 30, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21789/satellite-image-of-africas-great-lakes/>.
### MLA
(ESA), European Space Agency. "Satellite Image of Africa's Great Lakes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Apr 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21789/satellite-image-of-africas-great-lakes/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/wikipedia-small.png)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lakes_of_Africa.jpg)Based on [Wikipedia](http://www.wikipedia.org/ "Wikipedia") content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lakes_of_Africa.jpg) by [**European Space Agency (ESA)**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lakes_of_Africa.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 30 April 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.