#10InterestingFactsAboutNigeria. 4. The longest and largest river - TopicsExpress



          

#10InterestingFactsAboutNigeria. 4. The longest and largest river in West Africa is the river Niger from where Nigeria derives her name. River Niger spans about 4,180 km (2,600 mi) from its source is in the Highlands of Guinea in southeastern Guinea. It courses in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, and eventually emptying into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean after passing through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta or the Oil Rivers.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:42:11 +0000

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