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Bookmark or Share- Earth's ExtremesScientists have long known that the Nile River’s source lies in the Ethiopian highlands, thousands of kilometers south of its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea. However, they still debate the length of the Nile.
- current - National Geographic SocietyThe Nile River flows north from the high elevations of sub-Saharan Africa to the low-lying areas of Egypt near the Mediterranean Sea. The Niles currents gain strength as the volume of water increases, especially where the Blue
- The Vanishing Nile - National Geographic Education BlogThe Nile river and its fertile delta were long the source of Egypt’s wealth and greatness. Today, they face relentless assault from both land and sea. (Yale Environment 360)
- Anatomy of the Nile - National Geographic SocietyThe Nile supports freshwater marshes and swamps as it winds its way north, and brackish wetlands near its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. The largest wetland area on the Nile is the Sudd, a shallow, marshy flood plain in South Sudan. Can you identify a tributary of the Nile River?
- Naqada Pot - National Geographic SocietyThe boat and flamingo decorations illustrate the importance of the Nile to Naqada II culture. How do you think the people of Naqada II depended on the Nile? The people of Naqada II probably relied on the Nile as their source of freshwater, for drinking, hygiene, and irrigation.
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