Search Geography Explorer

Search countries, cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, oceans, islands and more

Fun fact 1 about Nile

Nile 3rd Cataract Left
river

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

Nile
Multiple
Tap to learn more
river

Nile

Multiple

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

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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