Riva Naija
Riva Naija
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| Native label | 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤔𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭𞤦𞤢, كوَرَ, Ọya  |
|---|---|
| Origin of the watercourse | Fouta Djallon |
| Mouth of the watercourse | Gulf of Guinea |
| Lake on watercourse | Kainji Lake |
| Drainage basin | Niger basin |
| Basin country | Guinea |
| Kontri | Benin, Guinea, Mali, N, Naija |
| Coordinate location | 9°5′50″N 10°40′58″W, 5°19′20″N 6°28′9″E |
The Niger River is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilimetres. Its drainage basin is in area.[1] Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border.[2][3] It runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta[4] (or the Oil Rivers), into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded by the Nile and the Congo River. Its main tributary is the Benue River.
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[chenj-am | chenj-am for orijin]- ↑ Gleick, Peter H. (2000), The World's Water, 2000-2001: The Biennial Report on Freshwater, Island Press, p. 33, ISBN 978-1-55963-792-3 – via Internet Archive
- ↑ "Niger River". geography.name. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ Thompson, Samuel (2005). "Niger River". In McColl, R. W. (ed.). Encyclopedia of World Geography. Facts On File, Inc. p. 665. ISBN 9780816072293.
- ↑ "Rivers of the World: The Niger River". Radio Netherlands Archives (in Brítísh Ínglish). 2002-12-04.
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