THE NILE RIVER has two great Tributaries of the Nile: the White Nile, starting in equatorial East Africa, and the Blue Nile
The source of the WHITE NILE is sometimes considered to be LAKE VICTORIA, but the lake itself has feeder rivers of considerable size. The most distant stream emerges from Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda, via the Rukarara, Mwogo, Nyabarongo and Kagera rivers, before flowing into Lake Victoria in Tanzania near the town of Bukoba.
The Nile leaves Lake Victoria at Ripon Falls, near Jinja, Uganda, as the Victoria Nile. It flows for approximately 500 km (300 miles) farther, through Lake Kyoga, until it reaches Lake Albert. After leaving Lake Albert, the river is known as the Albert Nile.
2007-03-05 04:17:43
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answered by Anonymous
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Depends if this the White or Blue Nile. You could debate the answer and say it "Backs-up" from the Mediterranean Sea.
The Nile River is "considered" the longest river in the world, it flows for 6690km, "starting" from Tanganicka Lake to the Mediterranean Sea. Now you need to do some research and decide who is correct here.
2007-03-05 02:13:55
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answered by Snaglefritz 7
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the Nile has two main tributaries: the white Nile which originates from lake Victoria and the blue Nile that originate from the lake tanganika. the main tributary of the Nile is the white, but it is a little bit slow and lazy , and with out the push of the blue Nile it may not reach the Mediterranean sea.
2007-03-05 07:04:06
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answered by kakoya 2
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Lake Victoria
2007-03-05 02:05:13
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answered by Lord L 4
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the river nile is the longest river in the world.It rises in lake victoria.The blue nile rises from the Ethiopian Highlands and meets the White nile at khartoum in sudan.After flowing through egypt in a narrow valley,it fans out into a large delta north of cairo,before finally draining into the Mediterranean sea.
2007-03-05 21:13:30
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answered by amit k 1
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Victoria
2007-03-05 02:06:37
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answered by Ted 6
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lake Victoria
2007-03-08 19:42:11
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answered by melovedogs 3
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lake victoria
2007-03-05 03:06:50
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answered by Anonymous
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Posh Spice
2007-03-05 02:06:11
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answered by Anonymous
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Yeah! I agree with what the dude above me said!
2007-03-05 02:11:07
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answered by Anonymous
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