2007-03-02 04:59:19 · 8 answers · asked by rv 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Flow of rivers has little to do with north/south/east/west. It has more to do with topography. In other words, water runs down from high elevations to lower ones.
The Nile (like someone said...flows from south to north) starts in mountainous areas of Sudan & Ethiopia...then to flat land in the Egyptian desert, then empties into the Meditteranean Sea.
It's about elevation, not direction.
2007-03-02 06:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by rob1977nc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Rivers flow downhill, not toward compass points. The Nile flows south to north. The Columbia River in Oregon flows East to West. Look at a map, you will see rivers in all directions.
2007-03-02 19:07:09 · answer #2 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...The Nile flows north to the Mediterranean. The Fraser River flows west to the Pacific. The Yenisei flows north to the Arctic Sea. It all has to do with gravity, not latitude or longitude. Where the land is lower, the water will run down it. Simple as that!
2007-03-02 14:51:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nile flows North.
The Ohio flows West.
2007-03-02 14:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by TTU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All rivers flow down hill to the sea therefore they can flow to any point on the compass
2007-03-04 23:54:29 · answer #5 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course there are rivers flowing in all directions... it just depends on which country you are asking about... not ever river is in America, you know.!
2007-03-02 13:07:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nile
2007-03-02 13:06:52 · answer #7 · answered by Lepke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the nile flows north but I have no idea why.
2007-03-02 13:06:47 · answer #8 · answered by JAMES THE PUNISHER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋