River of Kings • 2014 • episode "S1E3" • Wild Nile

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During the rainy season, the Blue Nile tributary is more powerful than the main river. Follow it from the Ethiopian highlands to the delta.

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Wild Nile • 2014 • 2 episodes •

Paradise Found
43:58
Paradise Found

The Nile has many sources. This episode looks at the headwaters in the Great East African Rift Valley and the Rwenzori Mountains' melting snow.

2014 • Nature

River of Kings
43:59
River of Kings

During the rainy season, the Blue Nile tributary is more powerful than the main river. Follow it from the Ethiopian highlands to the delta.

2014 • Nature

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