On a map, the Nile River can be found running north to south through the eastern part of the African continent. It begins in the highlands of Ethiopia and follows a course southwards, meandering through Sudan and into Egypt.

The Upper Nile flows from South Sudan, Sudan and Ethiopia, before joining the Lower Nile near an area known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, where it empties into the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. The River Nile can be clearly spotted on the world map, tracing its way from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea.