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909:Nile basin
898:Categories
692:White Nile
456:References
398:confluence
326:White Nile
253:Basin size
186:Tonj North
129:29°15′25″E
919:Equatoria
883:Medikiret
390:Lol River
310:Equatoria
290:Jur River
265:Discharge
210:29°18′0″E
126:4°22′12″N
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739:Kongkong
620:The Nile
534:The Nile
444:See also
396:and the
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207:8°39′0″N
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513:(ed.).
409:History
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754:Veveno
744:Kangen
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680:Rivers
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509:. In
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298:river
294:River
169:Mouth
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843:Daga
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787:Kuru
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