Which direction does the nile river flow?
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Africa's Nile River flows northward, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile's two main tributaries are the Blue and White Nile Rivers, which originate in Ethiopia and Eretria's highlands and the Equatorial Lakes Region, respectively. read more
In its delta - the Nile flows across the delta to the sea through two main distributaries, the Damietta to the east and the Rosetta on the western part of the delta. read more
The Nile flows from the Equator - north towards the Mediterranean Sea at about 31 degrees latitude. If we start at Jinja and end at Alexandria then the river flows approx. ‘North by West’ . If the Nile was exactly flowing north it would end up passing Jordan and flowing through Turkey into the Black Sea. read more
