Nile flows northward into the Mediterranean Sea with 14.2 kilometers (8.9 miles) wide at its narrowest point.
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The Nile is one of the rare major rivers that flows north because it runs from higher elevations in East/Central Africa down toward the Mediterranean. Its direction surprises people because “north” is not “uphill”—elevation decides flow.
🤯 "Nile flows northward into the Mediterranean Sea with 14.2 kilometers (8.9 miles) wide at its narrowest point. Because even rivers sometimes go against the flow."