The river Nile
is in Africa. It originates in Burundi, South of equator, and flows northward through
north eastern Africa, eventually flowing through Egypt and finally draining
into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern
Africa, It is the longest river in the world running about 6,650 km
The River Nile is formed from the
White Nile, which originates at Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile, which
originates at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. These rivers meet in Sudan and then go on
their long journey northwards towards the sea.
The White Nile is a lot bigger than
the Blue Nile, but because of losses along the way the it only contributes
about 15% to the flow of the combined Nile. The Blue Nile, rising in Ethiopia,
contributes about 85% to the flow of the Nile that passes through Egypt to the
Mediterranean.
The course of the Nile in Sudan is
distinctive. It flows over six groups of cataracts, from the first at Aswan to
the sixth at Sabaloka (just north of Khartoum) and then turns to flow southward
before again returning to flow north. This is called the Great Bend of the
Nile.
The Yellow
Nile is a former tributary that connected the Ouaddaï Highlands of eastern Chad
to the Nile River. Its remains are known as the Wadi Howar. The wadi passes
through Gharb Darfur near the northern border with Chad and meets up with the
Nile near the southern point of the Great Bend.