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Fun fact 2 about Nile

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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.

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