Nile river Map

Nile river Map

Nile river Map

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It is commonly regarded as the longest river in the world, though other conflicting sources cite a 2007 study that gave the title to the Amazon River in South America.

Basic Nile River Facts List

- It is the longest river in the world. It is approximately 4,160 miles (6,670 km) long.

- The Nile river flows from the high mountains in the middle regions of Africa north to the Nile delta.

- Near the Mediterranean Sea the river splits into two branches, the Rosetta Branch (to the west) and the Damietta (to the east). Both flow into the Mediterranean Sea.

- There are two major branches of the Nile; they are the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile originates in East Africa, and the Blue Nile originates in Ethiopia. The two branches join at Khartoum (the capital city of Sudan located in North East Africa).

- The two major sources of the river are Lake Victoria which feeds the White Nile branch, and Lake Tana which feeds the Blue Nile branch.

- The rivers average discharge is approximately 300 million cubic meters per day.

- There are nine countries the Nile and its tributaries flow through. These countries are Egypt, Zaire, Tanzanian, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Kenya.

- The Nile basin (the land area drained by the river) is very large. It includes areas in Tanzania, Congo, Kenya, Burundi, and Rwanda.

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