Episode description
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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