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THE NILE RIVER IN AFRICA

The Nile River is considered the second-longest river in the world. It is approximately 4,258 miles (6,853 kilometers) long, but its exact length is a matter of debate. Flowing northward through the tropical climate of eastern Africa and into the Mediterranean Sea, the river passes through 11 countries: Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt.

The Nile has two major tributaries: the longer White Nile, considered the prime stream and headwaters; and the Blue Nile, which carries about two-thirds of the river’s water volume and most of the silt.

The White Nile begins at Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, but Lake Victoria isn’t necessarily the most distant and “true” source of the Nile River because the lake itself has many feeder rivers coming in from the surrounding mountains.

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