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According to Marcia Merry Baker, in her 1997 article " The potential of the Nile river basin and the economic development of Sudan ", the Sudd is nearly impassable, either overland or by watercraft, although she also writes that " For many locations in Sudan, the Nile River is the key transport link.

River transport between Kosti and Juba ( 1, 436 km, 892 miles ) had no overland alternative as of the mid-1980s ".