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What city lies south of Alexandria along the nile river?
it is Khartoum the capitol of Sudan. it is located where the Blue Nile connected with the White Nile where the River Nile begins. the Blue Nile is called so because its water is more muddy, where the White Nile's water is clear.
What makes the Nile River white?
The Nile River is not white. The Egyptian flow of the Nile River is formed at Khartoum by the confluence of two major tributaries called the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile is the longer river, with a source as far south as Burundi (south central Africa). The Blue Nile carries more water and silt, and begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia (farther east).
Which river is called big long river?
I'm guessing that the White Nile is called the big long river because it is the longest out of the other one, the Blue Nile. However, the Blue Nile provides roughly 2/3 of the Nile's water supply.
What water sources added to the Nile River?
Its main tributaries are - Blue Nile White Nile Atbara River
In what country does the White Nile River begin?
The farthest source of the water of the Nile River is the Ruvyironza River in Burundi. The Ruvyironza River is a tributary of the Kagera River that flows into Lake Victoria and the water leaving Lake Victoria becomes the White Nile River. The Blue Nile River originating in Ethiopia unites with the White Nile River at Khartoum in the Sudan. The combined waters of the White and Blue Nile Rivers, called simply the Nile River, flow from Khartoum to the Mediterranean Sea.
How much water flows through the river nile?
Around 30% of the Nile River comes from the White Nile.
Why white nile is called white nile?
The White Nile is called a White Nile because of the rapids are so strong they make the water foam almost. Is that a good enofe answer for you?
What 2 combine to form the Nile river?
They are called the white nile and the blue nile. If you want to know more go to the related links box below for the wikipedia article about the nile river.
What are the 2 main branches of the Nile river?
The Nile River is in Africa. It is considered the longest river in the world being 4,258 miles long. The Nile River is divided into two main branches, the White Nile and the Blue Nile.
Which river is located on the White Nile?
The White Nile is a river itself.
What is a cataract as it relates to water?
Cataracts of the Nile are white water rapids of the Nile River, between Aswan and Khartoum.
Why were there a Black Nile and a White Nile?
There is the Nile, the Blue Nile and the White Nile. There was a Yellow Nile but no Black Nile. However the Ancient Egyptians sometimes called the river Ar or Aur (black) because of the colour of the sediment left after the river's annual flood.
