Longest rivers in the world
1) Nile River – Africa – 6650 km
2) Amazon – South America – 6400 km
3) Yangtze River – China
4) Mississippi–Missouri–Jefferson – USA
5) Yenisei–Angara–Selenge–Ider – Russia & Mongolia
6) Yellow River – China
7) Ob River - Russia
Rhine River
The Rhine is one of the major European rivers, which has its sources in Switzerland from
Swiss Alps and flows in a mostly northerly direction through Germany and the
Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea.
Length- 1,230 km
Its importance as a waterway in the Holy Roman Empire is supported by the many castles
and fortifications built along it.
Important cities on the Rhine are Cologne, Düsseldorf, Rotterdam, Strasbourg and Basel.
Danube River
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The Danube is Europe's second-longest river, after the Volga & flows through 10 countries.
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Source – Black Forest, Germany
Outflow – Black Sea
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Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for 2,850 km passing through or
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bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and
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Ukraine before draining into the Black Sea.
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Important cities on its bank – Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgradezon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume
of water in the world, and the disputed second longest river in the world.
Length - 6400 km
Source - Glacier-fed lakes, Peru
Outflow - Atlantic Ocean
Country - Peru, Colombia, Brazil
The major cities on the Amazon are: Iquitos (Peru), Leticia (Colombia),
Manaus & Santarem (Brazil)
Mekong River
The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Length - 4,350 km
Source - Tibetan Plateau
Outflow – South China Sea
The river runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and
Vietnam.
The major cities on the Mekong are: Vientiane (Laos),
Phnom Penh, (Cambodia)
Nile River
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa.
Longest river in the world
Length - 6,650 km
Origin - Tributaries of Lake Victoria, Africa
Outflow - Mediterranean Sea
Countries drained - Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and
Egypt.
Nile River
The Nile has two major tributaries – the White Nile and the Blue Nile.
The White Nile is considered to be the headwaters and primary stream of the
Nile itself. The Blue Nile, however, is the source of most of the water,
containing 80% of the water and silt.
The White Nile is longer and rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa.
The Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
The two rivers meet just north of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
The major cities on the Nile are: Cairo and Alexandria
Congo River
The Congo River formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second
longest river in Africa after the Nile
Length - 4,700 km
It is the only major river to cross the equator twice.
Origin - Lake Tanganyika and Lake Mweru feed the Lualaba River which then
merges with Luapula river to form Congo river
Outflow - Atlantic Ocean
Its drainage basin includes Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Central African Republic, eastern Zambia, and northern Angola and
parts of Cameroon and Tanzania.
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