Which sea receives the Nile River after it crosses northeastern Africa?

The Nile River flows northward and empties into the Mediterranean Sea through the Nile Delta in Egypt. Its delta spreads into several distributaries before reaching the sea along Egypt's northern coast.

The Nile is formed mainly by the White Nile and Blue Nile. The White Nile rises in the Great Lakes region of East Africa, while the Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. They meet at Khartoum in Sudan, and the united river continues north through Egypt.

The river has supported settled life in Egypt for thousands of years, especially because its floodplain and delta provided fertile soil. The Aswan High Dam, completed in the 1960s, greatly changed the river's flow and sediment delivery. The Nile's exact source is discussed in geographical terms, but its Mediterranean outlet is unambiguous.