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Rivers

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river.

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Rivers

Nile River

Water bodies; Rivers

A major north-flowing river in North Africa,('''generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is 6,650 km (4,130 miles) long'''). The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and ...

Apies River

Water bodies; Rivers

A river that flows through the city of Pretoria, South Africa. Its source is located just south of the city (south of Erasmus Park) and it flows northward until it drains into the Pienaars River. The ...

Berg River

Water bodies; Rivers

A river located just north of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is approximately 294 km (183 mi) long with a catchment area of 7,715 km² (2979 mi²) and outlets into the ...

Draa River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Draa is Morocco's longest river (1100 km). It is formed by the confluence of the Dades River and Imini River. It flows from the High Atlas mountains south-(east)ward to Tagounit and from Tagounit ...

Vaal River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Vaal River is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source in the Drakensberg mountains in Mpumalanga, east of Johannesburg and about 30 km north of Ermelo ...

Shire River

Water bodies; Rivers

The Shire is a river in Malawi and Mozambique. It is the outlet of Lake Malawi and flows into the Zambezi. Its length is 402 km; including Lake Malawi and the Ruhuhu, its headstream, it has a length ...

Nen River

Water bodies; Rivers

Nen River or Nenjiang is a river in Northeast China. The Nen River flows through the northern part of Heilongjiang Province and the northeastern section of Inner Mongolia, some parts of the river ...

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