Friday, April 10, 2009

The World's Longest River


The Nile is the world’s longest river, its streams flow through nine countries. One source, The White Nile starts from Lake Victoria, Uganda and flows through Sudan and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts in Lake Tana, Ethiopia and flows through Zaire, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzanian and Burundi. The Nile River flows for a distance of 5,584 km (3,470 mi) in eastern Africa. It discharges an average of 65 million liters of water per second.

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