Nile River Egypt Map 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.

Nile river egypt map world. The nile river flows through eleven countries burundi drcongo egypt ethiopia eritrea kenya rwanda south sudan sudan tanzania and uganda. Nile river arabic baḥr al nīl or nahr al nīl the longest river in the world called the father of african rivers. It rises south of the equator and flows northward through northeastern africa to drain into the mediterranean sea. The blue nile in ethiopia and the white nile in burundi.

As observed on the physical map above egypt is largely covered by desert with the nile river running south to north through the middle of the eastern half of the country to drain into the mediterranean sea. 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. Detail showing the mediterranean coast and the nile delta in northern egypt. Here s a map of the nile river the blue and white nile are marked in their respective colors.

In particular the nile is the primary water source of egypt and sudan. An interactive map of the nile delta. The blue nile s spring is lake tana in the highlands of ethiopia the white nile springs from lake victoria. The nile river is the longest river in the world.

Hereford world map c 1280 1944. The lighthouse at alexandria complete with flames can be seen next to the mouth of the river nile. The nile is about 6 650 km 4 130 mi long and its drainage basin covers eleven countries. It arises south of the equator and flows north through north eastern africa before finally draining into the mediterranean sea.

Also shown are mythical creatures such as the winged salamander unicorn or monoceros and mandragora as well as a real. A map of the nile river in egypt satelite images. The transcontinental country of egypt covers an area of 1 010 408 sq. 2 what is the nile delta.

Along the way it covers a distance of around 4 132 miles and drains an area of about 1 293 000 square miles. Tanzania uganda rwanda burundi the democratic republic of the congo kenya ethiopia eritrea south sudan republic of the sudan and egypt.