Niger River

Niger RiverThe Niger <> River is the third longest river in Africa. Solely the Nile River and Congo River are longer. The Niger is about 2,600 miles (four,one hundred eighty kilometers) lengthy.

The Niger River begins in Guinea, close to the border of Sierra Leone. It flows northeast into Mali. Then it turns southeast. It flows via Niger, Benin, and Nigeria earlier than it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

Boats journey on the river in elements of Mali and Nigeria. In some locations, rapids and waterfalls make it inconceivable to journey by boat.

Within the space the place the Niger flows into the ocean, there are deposits of oil, an necessary supply of power. Dams on the Niger have energy crops that make electrical energy.

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