Does the Nile River Flow Northward?

The Nile River flows from south to north through eastern Africa. It begins in the rivers that flow into Lake Victoria (located in modern-day Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya), and empties into the Mediterranean Sea more than 6,600 kilometers (4,100 miles) to the north, making it one of the longest river in the world.

Why does the Nile river flow northward?

It flows from a higher elevastion to a lower elevation. Every river leads to the sea because sea level is the lowest elevation of land. If that sea is north, the water flows North.

What river flows northward?

There are countless examples of rivers flowing northward. Some of the most famous are the world's longest river the Nile, along with Russia's Ob, Lena, and Yenisey Rivers. The Red River in the U.S. and Canada and Florida's St. Johns River also flow north.