Nile River Egypt Map World

The nile river is the longest river in the world.

Nile river egypt map world. It is made up of 2 river systems. The blue nile s spring is lake tana in the highlands of ethiopia the white nile springs from lake victoria. Hereford world map c 1280 1944. The transcontinental country of egypt covers an area of 1 010 408 sq.

Along the way it covers a distance of around 4 132 miles and drains an area of about 1 293 000 square miles. 2 what is the nile delta. Also shown are mythical creatures such as the winged salamander unicorn or monoceros and mandragora as well as a real. Here s a map of the nile river the blue and white nile are marked in their respective colors.

It rises south of the equator and flows northward through northeastern africa to drain into the mediterranean sea. Nile river arabic baḥr al nīl or nahr al nīl the longest river in the world called the father of african rivers. The nile basin comprises two broad sub systems these are the eastern nile sub system and the equatorial nile sub system. Tanzania uganda rwanda burundi the democratic republic of the congo kenya ethiopia eritrea south sudan republic of the sudan and egypt.

The nile is about 6 650 km 4 130 mi long and its drainage basin covers eleven countries. The blue nile in ethiopia and the white nile in burundi. The nile river flows through eleven countries burundi drcongo egypt ethiopia eritrea kenya rwanda south sudan sudan tanzania and uganda. It is a river nestled in the eastern part of the african continent whose basin is home to uganda ethiopia tanzania rwanda burundi kenya sudan south sudan eritrea democratic republic of the congo and of course egypt.

A map of the nile river in egypt satelite images. The nile river is the longest river in the world. The nile river in egypt extends from the northern limits of lake nasser in aswan to the north of cairo where the nile is divided into two branches damietta and rosetta forming the nile delta. An interactive map of the nile delta.

It arises south of the equator and flows north through north eastern africa before finally draining into the mediterranean sea. In particular the nile is the primary water source of egypt and sudan.