Rivers of Africa
Learn nine African rivers, including the inland-draining Okavango. Follow their courses and test yourself with a map quiz.
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Nine selected African rivers, including the inland-draining Okavango.
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This set contains the places listed below. It is a practice selection, not a complete list or a size ranking.
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Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines.
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Trace each river toward the coast or its inland destination. Not every river reaches the sea: the Okavango is one example in this set.
Use major bends and nearby countries to distinguish the rivers before trying an unlabeled round.
Places and answers
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| Place | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|
| Congo | Congo | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Limpopo | Limpopo | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Niger | Niger | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Nile | Nile | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Okavango | Okavango | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Orange | Orange; Gariep | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Senegal | Senegal; Sénégal | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Volta | Volta | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
| Zambezi | Zambezi | The line follows the named river in Natural Earth data. Tributaries can have separate names; this quiz does not rank river lengths. |
Sources and map notes
equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines.
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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