the nile river


nile, longest river in the world, located in northeastern africa. from its principal source, lake victoria, in east central africa, the nile flows north through uganda, sudan, and egypt to the mediterranean sea, a distance of 5584 km 3470 mi. from its remotest headstream in burundi, the river is 6,695 km 4,160 mi long. the river basin covers an area of more than 3,349,000 sq km more than 1,293,000 sq mi.at 4,132 miles 6,650 km., the nile river is the longest river in the world. it has its origins in burundi, south of the equator, and flows northward through northeastern africa, eventually flowing through egypt and finally draining into the mediterranean sea. three principal streams form the nile. in ethiopias highlands, water flows from the blue nile and the atbara. headstreams of the white nile flow into lake victoria and lake albert. the nile river basin is immense and occupies an area about one-tenth of the continent of africa. it includes port...