#416 | The Quest To Find The Origin of The River Nile | Henry Morton Stanley

He embarked on a perilous journey to explore the Great Lakes of Africa and unravelled the mystery of the Nile's origin.

In the final part of our mini-series, we are going to talk about Henry Morton Stanley and his quest to find the origin of the River Nile.

• Introduction to the quest for the source of the Nile • Recap on explorers: Burton, Speke, and Livingstone • Henry Morton Stanley's life and background • Stanley's successful discovery of Dr. Livingstone • Stanley's mission to find the Nile's source • Challenges and dangers of the expedition • Stanley's successful navigation around Lake Victoria and Tanganyika • Identification of the Lualaba River as a key clue • Stanley's final journey to prove Lake Victoria as the Nile's source • The legacy of the quest and the possibility of the Rwenzori Mountains as the "mountains of the moon" source.

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/henry-morton-stanley

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