Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Nile Delta
Type River (basin)
Salinity freshwater
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Location
Egypt, Nile River basin, northeastern Africa 32° N 29° N - 28° E 33° E
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Description Nile River basin from downstream of Cairo to the Meditarranean Sea. Includes: Rosetta Branch, Damietta Branch, Ismailia Canal, Lake Timsah, Lake Manzala, Lake Mariout (= Mariut), Wadi El Natrun
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