BURTON AND SPEKE

• Burton and Speke tried to findthe source to the Nile River
• Burton got sick so Speke found lake Victoria alone
• They sailed for England

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• When Burton was sick Speke went back to Africa and found Ripon Falls to prove his theory
• But Burton didn’t believe him so Burton challenged Speke to a public debate.

FUN FACTS

• Burton could speak over 25 languges
• He wrote over 50 books
• They were the first Europeans to set eyes on Lake Tanganyika

BY PHILIP AND WYATT