The Terrific Nile!The Terrific Nile!

Interesting Facts!Interesting Facts!

At 6,700 kilometres At 6,700 kilometres from beginning to end from beginning to end the Nile is the world's the Nile is the world's longest river - longer longest river - longer than the journey from than the journey from Ireland to America!Ireland to America!

The Massive NileThe Massive Nile

The Nile actually starts as three rivers - the Blue The Nile actually starts as three rivers - the Blue Nile and the White Nile and later joined by the Nile and the White Nile and later joined by the Atbara river. In the picture you can see where Atbara river. In the picture you can see where the Blue and White Nile join together.the Blue and White Nile join together.

How Egyptians Used The NileHow Egyptians Used The Nile

The Aswan Dam!The Aswan Dam!To control the huge flood, the To control the huge flood, the Egyptians built a massive dam at Egyptians built a massive dam at Aswan in the south of the Aswan in the south of the country. Here is a NASA picture country. Here is a NASA picture of it from space. It took ten years of it from space. It took ten years to build. There were three types to build. There were three types of floodof flood1.sometimes the flood was just 1.sometimes the flood was just perfect and the farms got the perfect and the farms got the perfect amount of waterperfect amount of water2.sometimes it was massive and 2.sometimes it was massive and it would destroy everything like it would destroy everything like the farms and crops.the farms and crops.3.sometimes there just wasn’t 3.sometimes there just wasn’t enough of a flood and the enough of a flood and the farmers couldn’t get enough farmers couldn’t get enough water for their animals and crops. water for their animals and crops. The Nile flooded every year!!!! The Nile flooded every year!!!!

The Dam – the facts.The Dam – the facts.When it was finally finished in When it was finally finished in 1971, the Aswan High Dam 1971, the Aswan High Dam was a record-breaker. With was a record-breaker. With much of the Nile's water much of the Nile's water trapped behind it, the dam trapped behind it, the dam created the world's biggest created the world's biggest reservoir called Lake Nasser. reservoir called Lake Nasser. The reservoir is now 550 The reservoir is now 550 kilometres long – about the kilometres long – about the same as travelling from London same as travelling from London to Edinburgh! The Aswan dam to Edinburgh! The Aswan dam is 3,600 metres long and 980 is 3,600 metres long and 980 metres wide. The dam is made metres wide. The dam is made of 43 million cubic metres of of 43 million cubic metres of rock-about the same as seven rock-about the same as seven million cars squashed together! million cars squashed together! 11,000 cubic metres of water 11,000 cubic metres of water pass through special gates in pass through special gates in the dam every second!the dam every second!

The Animals Of the Nile!!!The Animals Of the Nile!!!

The Nile is not just The Nile is not just good for the people good for the people but is also good for but is also good for the animals! Well, the animals! Well, maybe not the maybe not the zebras!zebras!

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By: Aisling TonerBy: Aisling Toner