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The English word 'Nile' is derived from the Latin 'Nilus' and the Ancient Greek 'Νεῖλος' (Neilos).

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Length
6,650 km
Mouth
Mediterranean Sea
Countries
Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo
1st longest river in the world

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At 7,088 kilometers (4,404 mi) long, it is the longest river in the world, although the volume of water it carries is much smaller than other major rivers such as the Amazon or the Congo.

From the “Names and etymology” section

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Photo: Valerian Guillot from Cambridge, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

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Lake Victoria is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, but it is relatively shallow with an average depth of 40 meters.

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Length
6,650 km
Mouth
Mediterranean Sea
Countries
Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo
1st longest river in the world

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At 7,088 kilometers (4,404 mi) long, it is the longest river in the world, although the volume of water it carries is much smaller than other major rivers such as the Amazon or the Congo.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: Valerian Guillot from Cambridge, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

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The Nile carries sediment downstream, with 97% of it coming from the Atbarah and Blue Nile, both originating in Ethiopia.

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Length
6,650 km
Mouth
Mediterranean Sea
Countries
Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo
1st longest river in the world

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At 7,088 kilometers (4,404 mi) long, it is the longest river in the world, although the volume of water it carries is much smaller than other major rivers such as the Amazon or the Congo.

From the “Hydrology” section

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Photo: Valerian Guillot from Cambridge, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

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The total number of fish species found in the Nile Basin is estimated at over 800, with 128 species in the river itself.

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Length
6,650 km
Mouth
Mediterranean Sea
Countries
Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo
1st longest river in the world

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At 7,088 kilometers (4,404 mi) long, it is the longest river in the world, although the volume of water it carries is much smaller than other major rivers such as the Amazon or the Congo.

From the “Ecology” section

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Photo: Valerian Guillot from Cambridge, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

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The Nile perch, introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s, caused the extinction of over 500 species of cichlids in the lake.

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Length
6,650 km
Mouth
Mediterranean Sea
Countries
Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo
1st longest river in the world

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At 7,088 kilometers (4,404 mi) long, it is the longest river in the world, although the volume of water it carries is much smaller than other major rivers such as the Amazon or the Congo.

From the “Ecology” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Valerian Guillot from Cambridge, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

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