was found by Speke (1862); source of the Blue Nile, near Lake Tana in Ethiopia, by Samuel Baker (1864). At Khartoum the two branches join, go on to form in the desert the oasis of Egypt.

The river flows from the White Nile near Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile from Lake Tana, and joined in Khartoum, Sudan. Also, the river flows into the Mediterranean Sea after passing through ...