Longitude of the Nile River: It Varies Along Its 6,650 km Course

No Single Longitude

The Nile River spans ~35° of longitude from source to mouth, so it doesn't have one longitude.

Key Longitudes Along the Course

• Source (Kagera headwaters, Burundi/Rwanda): ~30° E
• Lake Victoria (outlet at Jinja, Uganda): ~33° E
• Juba (South Sudan): ~31.6° E
• Khartoum (confluence, Sudan): ~32.5° E
• Cairo (Egypt): ~31.2° E
• Delta / Mediterranean mouth: ~30°–32° E

General Trend

Flows roughly northward through eastern Sahara; longitude oscillates around 30°–33° E.

Coordinate System

For precise work, use lat/long of specific points (e.g., gauging stations, cities, confluences) via GIS or gazetteers.