Question

Lake Nasser of Egypt is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world and is built across which of the following rivers?
1. Zambezi
2. Niger
3. Nile
4. Congo

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Nile

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Nile.

• Lake Nasser is built across the Nile river.
• It is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world.
• Lake Nasser, a reservoir on the Nile River is formed by The Aswan High Dam.
• It is located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan.
• Facts about the Nile:
  • Length - 6,650 kilometres.
  • Passes through 11 African countries:  Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Republic of Sudan, and Egypt.
  • The Nile River discharges its water into the Mediterranean Sea.

 

Zambezi	River Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa. The largest river flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa.
Niger	The third longest river in Africa, after the Nile and the Congo. Niger River is known as the oil river.
Congo	Also known as the Zaire River. Second longest river in Africa. World's deepest river.