GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Nile River
The Nile links equatorial East Africa and the Ethiopian highlands to Sudan and Egypt. Its northward course carries water across very dry country to the Mediterranean.
Fast Facts
- White Nile and Blue Nile meet at Khartoum.
- The Atbara is the last major tributary downstream.
- The delta divides into the Rosetta and Damietta branches.
Connected lessons
- Nile RiverMap, explanation and practice
- White NileMap, explanation and practice
- Blue NileMap, explanation and practice
- Atbara RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Lake Nasser / NubiaMap, explanation and practice
- From equatorial lakes to the MediterraneanGuided exploration
- Four very different delta settingsGuided exploration
- Orient through major systemsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- White NileRelated places
- Blue NileRelated places
- Atbara RiverRelated places
- Lake Nasser / NubiaRelated places
- Nubian DesertRelated places
- AlexandriaRelated places
- Blue NileHas tributary
- White NileHas tributary
- Atbara RiverHas tributary
- Mediterranean SeaDrains into
- Lake Nasser / NubiaContains
- AndesRelated places
- HimalayasRelated places