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Monday, 11 November 2013

Nile River

  • Longest river in the world
  • Stretches throughout Africa
  • Drainage basin covers 10% of Africa
  • Source is Lake Victoria


TRIBUTARIES

Atbara river

  •  Located below the confluence of Blue Nile
  • Source: north of Lake Tana
  • Only flows when there is rain in Ethiopia which dries very fast

Blue Nile

  • 1400 kilometres long
  • Provides 59% of the water in River Nile
  • Source: Ethiopia
  • Largest tributary

Yellow Nile

  • Former tributary connecting the Ouaddai Highlands of eastern Chad to the Nile river valley
  • Remains are known as Wadi Howar

Hope you learn something!!

Name: Soh Jing Wen
Class: 7 Kappa

 

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