The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. The Murray River in Australia. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nīl), in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth. ... The Blue Nile Blue Nile Falls in Ethiopia The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. ...
It rises from Lake Victoria as the Victoria Nile, then flows north and westwards through Uganda, Lake Kyoga, and Lake Albert. The stream exiting Lake Albert is known as the Albert Nile; it flows north to Nimule where it enters Sudan and becomes known as the Mountain Nile. It then flows over rapids entering the Sudan plain, through the vast swamps of the Sudd, and via Lake No before meeting with the Blue Nile at Khartoum in Sudan and forming the Nile. From Lake Victoria to Khartoum, the length of the river is approximately 3700 kilometers (2300 miles). Lake Victoria, as seen from space Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ... Map showing the location of Lake Kyoga in Uganda. ... Lake Albert and its river systems. ... Sudd Swamp from space, May 1993. ... Map of Sudan with Khartoum Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Ḫará¹Å«m elephant trunk) is the capital of Sudan, as well as the capital of the state of Khartoum. ... The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nÄ«l), in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 106 and 107 m (1,000 and 10,000 km). ...
The 19th century search for the source of the Nile was mainly focused on the White Nile, which disappeared into the depths of what was then known as Darkest Africa. The discovery of the source of the White Nile thus came to symbolise modern civilisation's penetration of unknown jungle in order to finally map and tame the wild and 'barbaric' source of the most influential of early civilisations. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lake Victoria, as seen from space Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ...
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This portion of the Nile is unnavigable due to the series of rapids that are formed while the river descends through narrow gorges.
The WhiteNile has a relatively constant flow, the Blue Nile in contrast is affected by the tremendous runoff resulting from the late July to October rains on the Ethiopian Plateau.
The Nile, as defined starting with the Kyaka river in Burundi, is 6,671 km long, and has a surface area of a total of 3,350,000 km² (5 times the area of France).
The Nile can be divided into three zones, starting in the south: The first consists of tributaries to the two streams of the WhiteNile and the Blue Nile which join near Khartoum in Sudan.
The width of the Nile north from Aswan in Egypt — it's most important stretch in terms of inhabitants and economy — is 2.8 km in average.
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