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Nile river - World's Longest River

The Nile river is longest river in the world and it's a world famous river too. The river got its name from the Greek word Neilos, which means valley. The Nile Rive is approximately  4,132 miles (6,650 km long and Avg. discharging is 2,830 meters³/sec. (99,956 feet³/sec.)

Origin : Africa
Mouth :  Mediterranean Sea, Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda,
Basin countries: Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Egypt
Length   : 6,695 kilometers (4,180 miles)
Source elevation: 1,134 meters (3,721 feet)
Basin area: 3,400,000 kilometers² (1,312,740 miles²)


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