Fun fact 3 about Nile
river
The Nile carries sediment downstream, with 97% of it coming from the Atbarah and Blue Nile, both originating in Ethiopia.
Nile
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river
Nile
Multiple
Length
6,650 km
Mouth
Mediterranean Sea
Countries
Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo
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