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The River Nile is in Africa.
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It originates in Burundi, south of the equator, and flows northward through north eastern Africa, eventually flowing through Egypt and finally draining into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Source: The source of the Nile is sometimes considered to be Lake Victoria, but the lake itself has feeder rivers of considerable size like the Kagera River.
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The Nile River is considered as one of the longest rivers in the world.
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The Nile has a length of about 6,695 kilometers (4,160 miles).
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The Nile basin is huge and includes parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo (Kinshasa), Kenya.
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The Nile River forms an arcuate delta as it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Deltas with triangular or fan-shape are called arcuate (arc-like) deltas.
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The Nile is formed by three principal streams: the Blue Nile, the Atbara, and the White Nile.
