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Rejoined quest to find origin of Nile
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Burton + Speke become first Europeans to reach Lake Tanganyika
Left Burton on return trip
Went northwards alone -
Reached a great lake which he named Lake Victoria
Disputed by many -
Mapped parts of Lake Victoria
Found Nile's exit at Ripon Falls
Followed river southwards and found more explorers
Were told of another lake westwards - Lake Albert -
Died
Was scheduled to debate Burton
Died by his own gun (likely suicide) so debate couldn't take place