Are the Red Sea and Nile River the same?

The Nile is a river that flows out of central Africa in finally empties into the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria. The Red Sea is an arm of the Indian Ocean that extends up from the Gulf of Aden and forms the boundary between Africa and Asia. read more

The Nile River has two major tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile. The White Nile is considered to be the headwaters and primary stream of the Nile itself. The Blue Nile, however, is the source of most of the water and silt. read more

Ptolemy II was the first to solve the problem of keeping the Nile free of salt water when his engineers invented the water lock around 274/273 BC. In the 2nd century AD, Ptolemy the Astronomer mentions a "River of Trajan", a Roman canal running from the Nile to the Red Sea. read more