name four major river of Attica
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Major Rivers in Africa
The four major rivers of Africa are the Nile (4,160 miles), the Congo (2,900 miles),
the Niger (2,590 miles), and the Zambesi (1,700 miles). The Nile River is the longest
river in the world. It is formed by the confluence of the Blue Nile River, which rises in
the highlands of Ethiopia, and the White Nile River, which begins in the headwaters of
Lake Victoria. They join at Khartoum, Sudan, before draining northward to the
Mediterranean Sea. The Nile provides water for drinking and irrigation for a large part
of Egypt's population. The Congo River originates in the highlands of East Africa,
draining a large basin with its numerous tributaries. The river flows north before
looping to the west. The Niger River originates in the hills of Guinea, but flows to the
north and east through Mali before looping south and west through Niger and Nigeria.
The Zambesi River rises in Central Africa, but flows south and east to empty into the
Indian Ocean. The Nile River is navigable upstream by ocean-going vessels until they
reach the Aswan Dam in southern Egypt. The other three rivers are not navigable from
their outlets to the sea because they become swift-moving rapids near the coast as
they descend from the African Plateau. Once on the plateau, however, the rivers are
important avenues of trade and travel for much of their lengths.