The Nile is one of the two longest rivers in the world.
Why it is true
The Nile, which crosses northeastern Africa, is about 6,650 kilometres long and disputes with the Amazon the title of longest river in the world. It rises in Burundi and flows into the Mediterranean Sea, in Egypt.
Source: USGS
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