The Nile River is described as which of the following?

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The Nile River is described as which of the following?

Understanding how rivers are described helps here. The Nile is a major river in Africa that flows northward and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It is not a tributary of the Mediterranean (a tributary feeds into a larger river, not into the sea), and it isn’t located in Asia or South America. When people compare rivers by length, the Nile is commonly cited as the longest river in the world, with a length around several thousand kilometers depending on how sources measure the source and mouth. So the description that fits best is the longest river in the world.

Understanding how rivers are described helps here. The Nile is a major river in Africa that flows northward and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It is not a tributary of the Mediterranean (a tributary feeds into a larger river, not into the sea), and it isn’t located in Asia or South America. When people compare rivers by length, the Nile is commonly cited as the longest river in the world, with a length around several thousand kilometers depending on how sources measure the source and mouth. So the description that fits best is the longest river in the world.

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