This image of the northern portion of the Nile River was captured by theMulti-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer's (MISR's) nadir camera on January 30, 2001. The Nile isthe longest river in the world, extending for about 6700 kilometers fromits headwaters in the highlands of easternAfrica.
At the apex of the fertile Nile River Delta is the Egyptiancapital city of Cairo. To the west are the Great Pyramids of Giza. Northof here the Nile branches into two distributaries, the Rosetta to thewest and the Damietta to the east.
Also visible in this image is the Suez Canal, a shipping waterwayconnecting Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez. TheGulf is an arm of the Red Sea, and is located on the righthand side ofthe picture.
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Image NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team.
