A study suggests that the Nile River may have emerged about 30 Million years ago
A group of researchers published an article in the Journal Nature Geoscience claiming that Nile River may have emerged about 30 million years ago. Lead Author Claudio Feccenna mentioned that the Nile River is thought to have formed at the same time as the Ethiopian highlands. The team analyzed sediments collected from the Nile Delta and compared them with ancient volcanic rock on the Ethiopian plateau.
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