English Learning for Curious Minds | #416 | The Quest To Find The Origin of The River Nile

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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