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Nile

Nile [ nīl ] river in northeastern Africa. It is the longest river in the world. Rising in east central Africa near Lake Victoria, it flows northward through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
Length: 6,695 km (4,160 mi.)
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