- 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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