NILE
SOURCE: Blue Nile: Lake Tana (Ethiopian highlands) white
Nile: Lake Victoria
OUTFLOW: Mediterranean Sea.
DELTA: CURATE
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The white and Blue Nile meets at Khartoum
(Sudan) to form the Nile.
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Longest river in the world life blood of Egypt.
DAMS
(I)
Owen dam near the Owen falls. On the White Nile,
where it leaves Lake Victoria.
(II)
Sennar dam on the Bluenose in Sudan.
(III)
Aswan dam on the Nile in Egypt – controls the
flow of the great river.
ZAIR OR CONGO
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Confluence of lauloba and Luapula River.
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Joins the Atlantic Ocean near the port of
matadi.
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Carries the largest amount of water among all
the rivers of Africa.
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Navigable only in part because it has numerous
waterfalls and rapids (small waterfalls).
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It cuts equator twice.
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The Kasai and the outbangi are the main
tributaries of Zaire.
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Half the world’s supply of industrial diamonds
comes from the alluvial deposits of the Kasai River.
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Stanley fall and living stone fall age on the
Zaire River.
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Inga dam is located on the Zaire River.
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Cities located: Brazzaville, Kinshasa, matadi,
and Boma.
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Country’s only outlet to the ocean.
NIGER RIVER