swap_horiz Atbara River Alternatives

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Nile

The Nile River flows through northeast Africa, originating in Burundi and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. It is not...

Mediterranean Africa Egypt Longest

9.8 Brilliant

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Nile River

The Nile River is a major waterway originating in East Africa and extending over 6,650 kilometers. It’s notable for its...

Historic Africa Irrigation Major

9.8 Brilliant

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Okavango

The Okavango is a river in southern Africa that rises in Angola, crosses Namibia, and ends in Botswana without reaching...

Biodiversity Africa Delta Botswana

9.8 Brilliant

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Congo River

The Congo River, a major waterway of Central Africa, flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It’s notable for being the world's d...

Africa Atlantic Deepest Dr Congo

9.4 Excellent

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Zambezi

The Zambezi River is a major waterway flowing through southern Africa. It’s notable for creating Victoria Falls, a spect...

Africa Mozambique Victoria Falls Mozambique Channel

9.3 Excellent

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Zambezi River

The Zambezi River is a major waterway in southern Africa, flowing over 2,574 kilometers. It’s notable for containing Vic...

Africa Hydropower Major Southern Africa

9.2 Excellent

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Niger

The Niger River is West Africa's principal river, rising in the Guinea Highlands and following an unusual inland arc thr...

Agriculture West Africa Freshwater

9.1 Excellent

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Blue Nile

The Blue Nile is a major river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flowing roughly 1,450 kilometers (900 miles) to...

Nile Africa Ethiopia Major

8.9 Great

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Okavango River

The Okavango River (known as the Cubango in its upper reaches) is a river in southern Africa approximately 1,600 kilomet...

Africa Delta Botswana Endorheic

8.7 Great

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White Nile

The White Nile is a major tributary of the Nile River, one of two principal branches that join to form the main Nile at...

Nile Africa Major Sudan

8.5 Great

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Mara River

The Mara River flows approximately 395 kilometers through Kenya and Tanzania, draining the Mau Escarpment highlands and...

Wildlife Africa Kenya Tanzania

8.3 Great

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Chobe River

The Chobe River originates in the Angolan highlands and flows along the northeastern border of Botswana and Namibia befo...

Wildlife Africa Botswana Namibia

8.2 Great

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Omo River

The Omo River is a major river in southwestern Ethiopia that flows approximately 760 kilometers southward from the Ethio...

Africa Ethiopia Hydropower Major

8.1 Great

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Limpopo

The Limpopo River flows approximately 1,800 kilometers across southern Africa before reaching the Indian Ocean in Mozamb...

Africa Freshwater Southern Mozambique

8.1 Great

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Kasai

The Kasai River is a major tributary of the Congo River, extending for about 2,153 kilometers through Angola and the Dem...

Africa Freshwater Major Dr Congo

8.1 Great

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Rufiji

The Rufiji is a major river of Tanzania, formed by the meeting of the Kilombero and Luwegu rivers and extending about 60...

Africa Delta Freshwater Tanzania

8.1 Great

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Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending approximately 4,200 kilometers. Its course runs through...

Africa Nigeria West Africa Gulf Of Guinea

8.0 Great

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Awash River

The Awash is an endorheic river in Ethiopia roughly 1,200 kilometres long that drains the central highlands and terminat...

Africa Ethiopia Inland Major

8.0 Great

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Ubangi

The Ubangi is a major river of Central Africa and the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River. It begins where t...

Africa Freshwater Border Dr Congo

8.0 Great

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Fish River

The Fish River is a major seasonal watercourse flowing through southern Namibia. It is most notable for carving out the...

Canyon Seasonal Africa Namibia

7.7 Good