Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the River Nile system is/are correct?
1.The Nile is the longest river in Africa and discharges into the Mediterranean Sea through a extensive delta in Egypt.
2.The White Nile originates from the Lake Victoria basin at Jinja, Uganda, and flows northward through South Sudan and Sudan.
3.The Blue Nile rises at Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands and joins the White Nile at Khartoum, Sudan.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Nile stretches approximately northward across northeastern Africa, forming a famous arcuate delta before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
- Statement 2 is correct: The White Nile exits Lake Victoria at Jinja, Uganda (as the Victoria Nile), flowing through Lake Albert and the Sudd swamps into Sudan.
- Statement 3 is correct: The Blue Nile flows out of Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands, supplying the majority of the Nile’s water and silt load, and converges with the White Nile at Khartoum.
