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White Nile River Physical map of the Nile River showing its full course from its sources in East Africa through Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. The map highlights major tributaries, lakes, dams, cataracts, canals, and areas of irrigation and flooding, as well as elevation changes and surrounding deserts and highlands. Map of Africa highlighting the course of the White Nile River, which flows northward through countries including Uganda, South Sudan, and Sudan. The river is marked in blue, and the label White Nile River appears in orange text near its path. Surrounding countries and major bodies of water are also labeled for geographic context. Map showing the routes of major nineteenth-century European expeditions exploring the Nile River, with color-coded lines tracing the journeys of Bruce, Burton and Speke, Speke, Speke and Grant, and the Bakers through Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and surrounding regions. Key locations such as Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Tana, and major cities like Cairo, Khartoum, and Kampala are labeled. Map of the Nile River basin showing the river's full course from its sources in East Africa through Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. The map highlights physical features including elevation, irrigated areas, swamps, sand areas, intermittent streams, dams, waterfalls, rapids, and canals, as well as major lakes and cities along the drainage network.
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz
water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
Africa’s Physical Features

White Nile River: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: Journal of Palaeosciences - Depositional environments in the White Nile Valley during the last 300,000 years. Oct 21, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Population Dynamics of Intermediate-Host Snails in the White Nile River, Sudan: A Year-Round Observational Descriptive Study. Jan 02, 2026
Add new Web site: Journal of Palaeosciences - Depositional environments in the White Nile Valley during the last 300,000 years. Jan 17, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Heavy Metals Pollution and Trend in the River Nile System. Oct 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Nile: Evolution, Quaternary River Environments and Material Fluxes (PDF). Oct 17, 2023
Map added. Aug 16, 2023
Maps added. May 30, 2023
Removed media. Aug 09, 2021
Corrected display issue. Jan 08, 2020
Added video. Nov 26, 2014
Article revised to reflect July 2011 secession of South Sudan. Jul 12, 2011
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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